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YEARLING SALE DISPLAYS CAL-BRED POPULARITY

fter providing half of the starters at the recent Del Mar race meet and carrying that momentum into the early weekends at Santa Anita, the resilience of California breeders was again on display at the record-breaking Fasig-Tipton California Fall Yearling Sale at Fairplex. Turbocharged by the creative $500,000 grade 1 bonus offered through a collaboration between Fasig-Tipton and the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association, the sale drew a wide representation of local trainers representing buyers from both coasts paying big money for Cal-breds. The result was a dozen Cal-breds selling for six figures, four of them for more than $200,000, topped by an Arabian Lion colt from breeder Richard Barton Enterprises’ popular consignment, featuring Kentucky-sired yearlings foaled in California and bred back to California stallions. Of the 12, Barton bred and consigned seven. Brisk bidding for the Arabian Lion colt concluded at $525,000, a record for this sale, which Fasig-Tipton has presented since 2019. Marc Gunderson’s MWG Enterprises was the winning bidder, smashing the sale record of $325,000 for an American Pharoah filly in 2021. The $525,000 sale price was the sixth-highest in history for a Cal-bred yearling. The all-time record is $2 million for a John and Betty Mabee-bred filly by Storm Cat (Servaline) at the 2001 Keeneland September Sale. Mike Repole, who at this sale in 2022 purchased a filly who went on to be multiple stakes winner Pushiness, paid $300,000 for a filly by Repole’s late prominent stallion Uncle Mo and bred by longtime California horseman Thomas Bachman. Matching that price was a Hard Spun

filly bred by Lee Kleinmaier III, consigned by Havens Bloodstock Agency, agent, and purchased by IJJ Racing. While pedigree and conformation are always vital in high-stakes purchases, connections of the buyers noted the attraction of the $500,000 bonus, which will be awarded to connections of the first graduate of the sale to win a grade 1 race in the U.S. at the age of 2 or 3. The bonus will be divided equally between the owner of the horse at the time of the grade I win and the owner of the horse when it was offered at the 2026 sale. Fasig-Tipton President and CEO Boyd Browning, recognizing challenges that racing faces in the state, commended California horsemen and horsewomen for supporting the sale so enthusiastically. And Fasig-Tipton was so pleased with the impact of the grade 1 bonus that one day after its California Yearling Sale, it announced a tweaked version for its Eastern Fall Yearling Sale, offering to split $500,000 between the breeder and owner of a sale yearling that goes on to win the grade 1 Preakness. FASIG-TIPTON CALIFORNIA FALL YEARLING SALE SIX-FIGURE SALES

Hip 202, $525,000, Arabian Lion— Imperial Pippin, colt bred by Richard Barton Enterprises, consigned by Barton Thoroughbreds, agent, purchased by MWG Enterprises, Michael McCarthy, agent Hip 62, $300,000, Uncle Mo—Tomlin, filly bred by Thomas Bachman, consigned by Havens Bloodstock Agency, agent for Fairview, purchased by Mike Repole Hip 251, $300,000, Hard Spun—Miss Segura, filly bred by Lee Kleinmaier III, consigned by Havens Bloodstock Agency, agent, purchased by IJJ Racing

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Hip 116, $245,000, City of Light— Bonus Spin, colt bred by Richard Barton Enterprises, consigned by Barton Thoroughbreds, agent, purchased by JPM Bloodstock, agent for Blinkers On Racing Stable Hip 40, $170,000, Yaupon—Star Affair, colt bred by Milt Policzer, consigned by Rancho San Miguel, purchased by Slugo Racing Hip 112, $130,000, Halladay—Bitzka, filly bred by Katherine Fisher, consigned by Checkmate Thoroughbreds, agent, purchased by Samantha Siegel Hip 256, $130,000, Yaupon—Moonie, filly bred by Richard Barton Enterprises, consigned by Barton Thoroughbreds, agent, purchased by Legacy Ranch, West Point, IJJ Racing Hip 267, $130,000, Pavel—No Closing Costs, colt bred by Richard Barton Enterprises, consigned by Barton Thoroughbreds, agent, purchased by Mel or Jean Annuzzi, Terry Knight, agent Hip 231, $110,000, Rock Your World —Ma Reve, filly bred by Richard Barton Enterprises, consigned by Barton Thoroughbreds, agent, purchased by J&S Racing & IJJ Racing Hip 128, $100,000, Jackie’s Warrior —Caragate, colt bred by Checkmate Thoroughbreds LLC & Raymond Salvatore, consigned by Checkmate Thoroughbreds, agent, purchased by Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners Hip 241, $100,000, Vekoma—Merada, filly bred by Richard Barton Enterprises, consigned by Barton Thoroughbreds, purchased by MWG Enterprises, Michael McCarthy, agent Hip 268, $100,000, Early Voting— Noble Hearted, filly bred by Richard Barton Enterprises, consigned by Barton Thoroughbreds, agent, purchased by Legacy Ranch.

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14 Pavel’s Del Mar Stakes Winners

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16 Golden State Series: I’m Smokin Stakes

A California-bred colt consigned by Barton Thoroughbreds set a Fasig-Tipton California record price of $525,00 as one of 12 six-figure prices—all Cal-breds—at the Sept. 30 Fasig-Tipton sale.

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18 Golden State Series: Generous Portion Stakes

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19 Golden State Series: Solana Beach Stakes

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20 Golden State Series: California Dreamin’ Stakes

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race record, stud analysis, and full family notes. In addition, a full-color photo across from the statistical page will show your stallion to his best advantage. The deadline for inclusion in the Stallion Directory is Oct. 31. For further information, contact Loretta Veiga at 626-445-7800, ext. 227 or loretta@ctba.com.

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It takes a talented horse to win a stakes three years in a row, and Man O Rose proved he is a talented horse. The 6-year-old California-bred gelding scored in the $75,000 E.B. Johnston Stakes at Los Alamitos for the third time Sept. 19. Sent away as the 7-10 favorite under jockey Edwin Maldonado, who has been aboard for all three Johnston editions, Man O Rose went to the front shortly after the start of the one-mile race and remained Man O Rose gets his third consecutive E. B. Johnston Stakes there around the first turn. He briefly gave up the advantage to Mr. Disrespectful on the backstretch before taking over again and scoring “He was all business today,” the by 21⁄4 lengths in 1:36.13. Speedy Wilson jockey said. “He has the heart of a finished second, 23⁄4 lengths ahead of Mr. lion.” Disrespectful, in the Cal-bred event. Man O Rose is by Stanford out of Jeff Mullins trains Man O Rose for Zietz’s homebred Good Journey mare owner/breeder Bruce Zietz’s B & B Zietz Kathleen Rose. Racing Stables Inc. “We have a 2-year-old half brother “It took me 30 years to breed him,” to him by Oscar Performance that Zietz said. “To me he was bred to be a (Mullins) has, and he’s had a few router, and hopefully now that he’s maworks,” Zietz said. tured that is what he wants to do.” Man O Rose was winning his 13th Maldonado praised Man O Rose’s race in 22 starts and raised his lifetime courage. bankroll to $687,465.

CTBA Directors Election Deadline Approaching Those CTBA members who wish to seek election to the group’s Board of Directors may do so through the petition process, which must be completed Dec. 1 of the year preceding the CTBA’s Annual Meeting and Dinner. As per the association’s bylaws, the application needs to include a minimum of 25 signatures from current CTBA members for the applicant to be included on the ballot for this year’s election, which relates to the three-year term as a director from 2027-29.

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Harper Receives Pincay Award Joe Harper, the leader of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club for nearly five decades, received the Laffit Pincay Jr. Award at Del Mar Aug. 22 as part of the Pacific Classic (G1) card. The Pincay Award is named for and presented by the Hall of Fame rider, and it annually goes to those who have served the sport of racing with integrity, extraordinary dedication, determination and distinction. Harper Harper, 83, this past summer announced that he is stepping down from his full-time role as Del Mar’s chief executive officer and will assume the title CEO emeritus at the end of this year. He will continue to be part of the DMTC board of directors. Since first joining Del Mar in 1977, the California native and grandson of WALLY SKALIJ

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Hollywood producer and director Cecil B. DeMille has led Del Mar through many innovations. Those include an $80 million total rebuild of the facility and the inception of the $1 million Pacific Classic (G1), as well as Del Mar’s successful hosting of the Breeders’ Cup four times. A partial list of Harper’s service to the industry includes as a member of The Jockey Club, past president and member of the board of directors of the Federation of California Racing Association, past president and director of the Thoroughbred Racing Association, former chairman of the advisory board of the Center for Equine Health at the University of California at Davis, and former chairman of the Winner’s Foundation.

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10 YEARS AGO Owner/breeder Pam Ziebarth received a special memory when her California-bred AMBITIOUS BREW won the first division of the Eddie D. Stakes (G3T) at Santa Anita Sept. 30, 2016. Hall of Fame jockey Eddie Delahoussaye, for whom the race is named, was a particular favorite of Ziebarth’s late mother, Cecilia Straub-Rubens, owner/breeder of Cal-bred champion Tiznow. Ambitious Brew, a 6-year-old gelded son of Tizbud—Kathwen, by Forest Wildcat, zipped down the about 61⁄2-furlong distance to score by 13⁄4 lengths in 1:11.57. Ambitious Brew had finished second in the Eddie D. in 2014. Mike Smith rode the gelding in both Eddie D. efforts. For the 2016 edition, Ambitious Brew defeated fellow Cal-bred Richard’s Boy, with Irish-bred Hunt in third. Ambitious Brew raced through the following season, for a total record of nine wins (six of them stakes) in 25 starts and earnings of $669,425.

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Officer

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$125,000 Graduation Stakes by eight lengths July 25 and followed that with a seven-length victory in the $150,000 Best Pal Stakes (G3). Officer then tackled the $250,000 Del Mar Futurity (G2) Sept. 5. Under jockey Victor Espinoza, he settled into fourth early in the seven-furlong event and scored by 11⁄2 lengths in 1:22.33. Bob Baffert trained Officer, voted the 2001 champion Cal-bred 2-year-old male, for The Thoroughbred Corporation, which paid $700,000 for him at the 2001 Barretts March 2-year-old sale. Martin and Pam Wygod bred the son of Bertrando—St. Helens Shadow, by Septieme Ciel, and sold him as a yearling for $175,000 to Becky Thomas at the 2000 CTBA Del Mar sale. Officer initially stood at stud in Kentucky and moved in 2010 to Korea, where he died in 2025 at age 26.

MONEY LENDER, a 5-year-old California-bred son of Nashville—Gale Velvet, by Royal Coinage, captured the San Joaquin Handicap at Bay Meadows Sept. 18, 1976. Trained by riding great Johnny Longden, Money Lender defeated Podium by three lengths, stopping the timer in 1:342⁄5 for a mile. A.L. Diaz rode Money Lender, owned by Longden’s wife, Hazel. Longden, who during his training career conditioned Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Majestic Prince, also bred Money Lender. The colt was foaled at the Bar J. L. Ranch in Riverside. Money Lender at 2 in 1973 won four stakes, three of them graded, and the San Joaquin was his eighth lifetime stakes victory. He would add two more stakes wins while racing through 1977 to earn a total of $442,165.

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10 YEARS AGO CALIFORNIA CHROME, trained by Art Sherman, added to his incredible career with a victory in the $300,000 Awesome Again Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Oct. 1, 2016. Regular rider Victor Espinoza sent the 5-year-old California-bred right to the lead from the rail, getting :22.76 for the first quarter-mile of the nine-furlong race. Dortmund stuck with California Chrome early, but California Chrome ultimately cantered across the wire, 21⁄4 lengths in front of Dortmund in 1:48.07. Win the Space finished third. It was the sixth consecutive win for the multiple champion, who already had captured such races as the 2014 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness (G1). This streak included the 2015 Dubai World Cup (G1) and Pacific Classic (G1). Perry Martin and Steve Coburn bred the son of Lucky Pulpit—Love The Chase, by Not For Love, and at the time of the Awesome Again he raced for the California Chrome LLC partnership.

25 YEARS AGO As a 2-year-old in 2001, California-bred YOUGOTTAWANNA hadn’t yet showed how hard-knocking he would become. He got his first career stakes victory in the $65,000 Pinjara Stakes at Santa Anita Oct. 12, 2001, in only his fifth start. Making first attempt on turf and ridden by Laffit Pincay Jr., Yougottawanna raced in fourth early in the one-mile race, took the lead in the stretch, and held off closing Mountain Rage by a length in 1:34.42. Jerry Hollen-

dorfer trained Yougottawanna for owner-breeder Ted Aroney’s Halo Farms. A son of Candi’s Gold—Chapel’s Sister, by Midway Circle, Yougottawanna wheeled right back to win the California Cup Juvenile Stakes, also at Santa Anita. He added the El Camino Real Derby (G3) at Golden Gate Fields the following season, ultimately racing through 2007. Yougottawanna won 12 of 44 starts, eight of them stakes, for earnings of $729,127.

50 YEARS AGO Two of the seven going postward in the Khaled Handicap, named for the California sire of the great Cal-bred Swaps, at Santa Anita Oct. 17, 1976, had Khaled in their pedigree. One of those was California-bred MONTESPAN, a son of Montparnasse II—Hilly, by Hillary. Hillary was a son of Khaled. Darrel McHargue piloted Montespan in the 11⁄4-mile Khaled for 3-year-olds on the turf. Trained by Johnny Adams, Montespan defeated Samburu, a Kentucky-bred son of Cal-bred T.V. Lark, to win by a half-length in 1:592⁄5. Earlier that season, Montespan, a full brother to multiple stakes-winning Montmartre, had won the Del Mar Derby (G3T). George A. Pope Jr., who bred and owned Cal-bred Decidedly, winner of the 1962 Kentucky Derby, also bred Montespan, racing him in his El Peco Ranch colors. Montespan failed to win another race after the Khaled, competing well in allowance company through 1977.

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California-bred Kristin Lee was among runners honored by Emerald Downs at the end of that Washington track’s 2026 meeting. She was named the meet’s top claimer. Kristin Lee won three consecutive claiming races at Emerald and four total. Her margins in the last three were 6 3⁄4 lengths, 71⁄4 lengths, and four lengths. Claimed out of the first win for $8,000 by owner Schmidt Happens Racing and trainer Faustino Patino, she finished the season for those connections in $15,000 claiming company. Richard Barton Enterprises bred Kristin Lee, a 5-year-old daughter of Cat Burglar—Norma, by City Zip. Barton sold her for $16,000 at the 2022 CTBA Northern California yearling sale to Robert Jones. The mare has now earned $177,152. Cal-breds did well at Emerald, winning 118 of 390 races (30.2%), outperforming Washington-breds and Kentucky-breds. Deceased California stallion Smiling Tiger was the leading sire for a second consecutive season with 19 wins, including Adios Jojo, who won the track’s most prestigious race, the Longacres Mile.

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California-bred 2-year-old Caps and Carnage remained undefeated when he scored in the $50,000 Gold Rush Futurity Aug. 16 at Arapahoe Park. He obliterated his field by 20 3⁄4 lengths. Caps and Carnage wins Gold Rush Ridden by Luis Futurity Valenzuela for trainer Dru Hall and owner Candice Davis, Caps and Carnage led almost from the start of the six-furlong race, continuing to widen his advantage to the wire. The gelding stopped the timer in 1:11.34 over a sealed track labeled good. Caps and Carnage previously won the King County Express Stakes at Emerald Downs, Turf Paradise Open Spring Futurity in Arizona, and Sue Wallis Memorial Futurity at Wyoming Downs. Richard Barton Enterprises bred Caps and Carnage, a son of Dads Caps—Fracas, by Violence. He sold for $2,500 to Davis and Jeremy Watt at the 2025 Arizona Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association fall mixed sale and with the Gold Rush Futurity raised his earnings to $113,385.

CAL-BREDS SELL FOR SIX FIGURES Two California-breds sold for six figures at this year’s Keeneland September yearling sale. A son of Vekoma brought $310,000, and a son of Arcangelo sold for $155,000. John Teglia bred the Vekoma colt, who is out of the Lemon Drop Kid mare Noble Alma. Norevale Farm consigned him as agent, and David and Holly Wilson purchased him. Checkmate Thoroughbreds bred the Arcangelo colt, who is out of the Cal-bred Clubhouse Ride mare Sweet Helena. Eaton Sales consigned him as agent, and Shortleaf Stable bought him.

Zimmerman to Receive Goldstein Award Amy Zimmerman, a longtime Santa Anita executive, sports TV producer and network executive, and former staff writer and photographer at this magazine, will receive the Jane Goldstein Exemplary Leadership Award. The award will be presented at the Oct. 12-14 Horse Racing Women’s Association’s conference in Lexington, Ky. A member of the Santa Anita staff since 1986, Zimmerman worked her way up through the ranks of various broadcasting and management roles prior to assuming her current role as senior vice president and executive producer. She has also worked Zimmerman extensively with NBC Sports on horse racing coverage since 1988, including coverage of the Breeders’ Cup and Triple Crown races. Zimmerman was the founding network executive producer for HRTV, launched in 2002. She served as the executive producer and senior vice president of production and programming until the 2015 sale of HRTV to TVG. The award is named for ground-breaking turf publicist Jane Goldstein, a longtime director of publicity at Santa Anita. Goldstein in 2022 was recognized with the inaugural presentation of the award, which then was named for her. “Jane Goldstein is one of the most important people in my life,” Zimmerman said. “She’s been an idol, a boss, a mentor, and, more importantly, for more than 40 years a treasured friend.” In recognition of her hard work and dedication to the sport, Zimmerman has been honored with major awards such as 32 Eclipse Awards as executive producer, producer, co-producer, or associate producer; four Sports Emmys; 12 Regional Emmys as a producer and/or writer for original productions; and four International Simulcast awards. “Nothing could please me more than knowing Amy Zimmerman is being honored with this award,” said Goldstein. “Our paths were similar, starting by loving horses, then finding the thrill of horse racing, and working our way into jobs in the sport. Now, she collaborates with people at all levels while keeping the well-being of horses uppermost.” KATIE JONES

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Monty Roberts Monty Roberts, who developed an international reputation with his popular equine starting method and was a former director of the CTBA, died Aug. 1 at his Flag Is Up Farms in Solvang, Calif. He was 91. Roberts came from an equine family in Northern California. Horses he was involved with included two-time Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1) winner Alleged. Roberts bought the 1974 son of Hoist the Flag—Princess Pout, by Prince John, for $40,000 and sold him for $175,000 at a CTBA Sales 2-year-old in training sale. Santa Anita Derby-G1 winner An Act and California-bred champion Walk In the Sun are among the other stakes winners Roberts started. Along with his wife, Pat, Roberts ran Flag Is Up for many years as a Thoroughbred operation, standing stallions as well as starting horses. He developed his starting method, whereby he could get an unstarted horse to accept a bridle, saddle, and rider in about 30 minutes in a round pen. That became popular worldwide, especially after Queen Elizabeth II invited him to England to demonstrate his method. Roberts later wrote an autobiography called The Man Who Listens to Horses: The Story of a Real-Life Horse Whisperer. Roberts demonstrated his starting methods at many CTBA forums and workshops. “I don’t call it breaking, but starting,” Roberts told this magazine in 1989. “They are not broken horses at the end of 30 minutes; I don’t like to make that claim. But they’re started, and probably the best way to verbalize that is that they have been caused to accept the rider and the saddle in that amount of time and to respond to the bridle and bit. But it’s just the early phase of the process of starting a horse.”

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REDDAMS STRIKE GOLD WITH PAVEL FREE CLOSER, NET PAR SCORE AT DEL MAR BY LENNY SHULMAN

That sire, who stands at Paul and Zillah Reddam’s Ocean Breeze Ranch near Bonsall, has dominated this season’s proceedings at the seaside oval, with his progeny winning eight of their first 16 starts while dominating the California-bred ranks. Typical was the first week in August. Reddam Racing homebred Free Closer excelled over her field in the California Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association Stakes by 81⁄4 lengths. Just five days later, the Reddams’ homebred Net Par scored by a nose in the Graduation Stakes. Free Closer, out of the Twirling Candy mare Closing Costs, broke her maiden in open company at Santa Anita in May, earning a trip to Kentucky to compete in the Debutante Stakes in late June. Compromised by a tardy break from the gate and a subsequent poor trip, she checked in fifth that day but snapped back five weeks later to score in the 51⁄2-furlong CTBA Stakes. In the CTBA, Free Closer rated in third position under jockey Juan Hernandez early before commencing a rally on the turn that carried her to a clear lead by the time she straightened for home. She widened impressively with every stride down the stretch, stopping the clock in 1:04.40 as the 4-5 favorite and running her earnings to $101,092. Net Par finished third in his debut at Santa Anita in June going five furlongs in maiden allowance company. He broke his maiden at Del Mar in July at the same distance by a whopping 73⁄4 lengths. Three weeks later, he chalked up his first stakes victory in the Graduation at 51⁄2 furlongs. 14

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ust as the summer of 1967 in San Francisco is referred to as the Summer of Love, the 2026 Del Mar meeting might well be remembered as the Summer of Pavel.

Free Closer, a daughter of Pavel, demolishes the CTBA field by 81⁄4 lengths at Del Mar

Five days later, Pavel’s son Net Par captures Del Mar’s Graduation Stakes

Sent off in the Graduation as the 9-2 third choice, Net Par, out of the Scat Daddy mare Taffeta, raced in fourth position early, two lengths off the pace. He, too, rallied on the turn, grabbing a narrow lead that diminished to a nostril at the wire over King Kameha, with oddson favorite Early Encore finishing third. The time was 1:04.82. “Net Par ran a good race in the Graduation, but he is still green,” Paul Reddam noted. “He has been difficult to load into

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the gate, and he was late switching leads. We will see if he can progress going forward.” A winner of two of three starts, Net Par had earned $112,800 through the Graduation. Interestingly, all five of the trainers employed by Reddam Racing—Doug O’Neill, Simon Callahan, Michael McCarthy, Antonio Garcia, and Edward Freeman—have won races with Pavel offspring at the Del Mar meeting.

None have been in claiming races. What makes Pavel’s ascension more stunning is the slight size of his foal crops to date. The current group of 2-year-olds represents Pavel’s fourth racing crop, yet he has had only 63 named horses of racing age. Total. His average foal crop is 15, which makes the percentage of winners to starters off the charts. After the Reddams pensioned their outstanding sire Square Eddie in 2020, they bred a good portion of their mares to their dual classic winner I’ll Have Another, whom they brought back from Japan to stand at stud. But I’ll Have Another proved to be a far better racehorse than he was a sire, and he was pensioned and now resides at Old Friends in Kentucky, where visitors can spend quality time with him. “This current crop of Pavel 2-year-olds is slightly bigger because we pensioned I’ll Have Another, plus Paula Capresto bred a few to him,” said Reddam. “But that’s it. There was one guy from Washington who wanted to send a mare to Pavel, but he didn’t want to pay the $4,000 stud fee. So, that didn’t happen.” Asked if there was any indication from his previous crops that Pavel could break out in this fashion, Reddam reached for an answer. “Well, there were, I guess, the short answer would be ‘no,’ ” he said with a laugh. “Not much of a tip-off that this kind of streak would be happening. There were a few decent horses from his first crop. We had a filly named Lovin the Pavels that won first time out at Gulfstream Park who we thought was going to be a good one. But she bowed a tendon and only ran the one time.” Earlier in 2026, Pavlovian became Pavel’s most accomplished offspring when he scored in the Sunland Park Derby and finished second in the Louisiana Derby (G2), earning a spot in the Kentucky Derby (G1) field, where he ran unplaced. According to Reddam, Pavel has passed certain traits on to his progeny. One is attitude. They are generally on the mean side, “which makes them like Pavel, who would bite off your hand if you weren’t looking,” he said. “They also seem to have long, fluid strides, which is funny because they’re winning these sprint races currently. Pavel

was certainly competitive at 10 furlongs, so there is no reason to think they won’t go on. But there are so few of them that you really can’t conclude too much yet. “When Pavel was training for the Smarty Jones Stakes (G3), Ciaran Dunne, who had bought him as a yearling to pinhook, was at Parx watching him. He said Pavel galloped by him and he couldn’t hear a sound because the horse was so light on his feet, floating over the ground. Maybe if he’s passing that on to his offspring, it will speak well for their chances of routing successfully.” Indeed, Pavel (Creative Cause—Mons Venus, by Maria’s Mon) made his bones going two turns, winning the 2018 Stephen Foster Handicap (G1) and the 2017 Smarty Jones. He also hit the board in races like the Suburban (G2), Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1), and Pacific Classic (G1), and was fourth two times in the Dubai World Cup (G1) on his way to earning better than $2 million. Reddam became involved in Pavel’s career in 2016, when his Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist was preparing to run in the Preakness (G1). Dunne and bloodstock

agent Dennis O’Neill were also in Baltimore and told Reddam about a 2-year-old they could not pinhook because the colt had some issues that were keeping him from handling serious training. “They suggested I take him for a month, try him out, and if I liked him, I could buy him,” Reddam remembered. “I was on a high of having Nyquist win the Derby, so I decided to buy the horse sight unseen. Ciaran thought I was nuts. I think I paid $150,000 for him. It took more than a year to get him to the races, but I guess it was worth the wait.” Reddam holds breeding rights to three stallions—Pavel, Nyquist, and the Square Eddie colt Listing. The lion’s share of his California mares will go to Pavel, but it will be interesting to see how much outside business the stallion attracts coming off his magical summer. The phone at Ocean Breeze has started ringing with inquiries, but Reddam said he will wait until the end of the year to set Pavel’s stud fee for 2027. He did state, however, that it will rise based on the accomplishments of his runners this season at Del Mar.

Zillah and Paul Reddam (holding flowers and trophy) join trainer Michael McCarthy (second from right) after Free Closer’s triumph

The CTBA’s Doug Burge presents Net Par’s trophy to the Reddams and trainer Antonio Garcia (right)

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Golden State Series—I’m Smokin Stakes

Early Encore draws off under jockey Emisael Jaramillo to score in the I’m Smokin Stakes

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EARLY ENCORE FOLLOWED MISS MONICA AT DEL MAR FOR SIRE EARLY VOTING BY JACK SHINAR

arly Voting may be this year’s most surprising first-crop sire in North America. The unheralded son of Gun Runner showed why over Labor Day weekend at Del Mar.

On Sept. 5, the Bob Baffert-trained Miss Monica romped to a 61⁄4-length triumph in the Del Mar Debutante (G1). That oddson win made Early Voting the first freshman stallion to sire a grade 1 winner this year. Two days later on Del Mar’s closing day, Early Voting’s son—the aptly named California-bred Early Encore—demolished a field of overmatched Cal-bred juveniles by

the same 61⁄4-length margin for trainer John Sadler in the $100,500 I’m Smokin Stakes. The two stakes victories improved Early Voting’s progeny earnings to $954,056 with 10 winners from 33 runners as of Sept. 11. Aside from Golden Pal, the clear standout in the first-crop sire division, Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Early Voting ranks closely with such popular freshmen stallions as Life Is Good, Jackie’s Warrior, and Flightline. He stands for $12,500 at Taylor Made Stallions, near Nicholasville, Ky. Early Encore, bred by Richard Barton Enterprises, was the first offspring from the deceased Into Mischief mare Lute Player. Barton purchased the well-bred mare in foal to Early Voting for the bargain price of

A large crowd joins trainer John Sadler (second from right) after Early Encore’s victory

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$30,000 at the 2023 Keeneland November breeding stock sale. Lute Player originally sold for $425,000 at the Fasig-Tipton selected yearling showcase in 2020. But in four lifetime starts as a 4-year-old for trainer Chad Brown, she failed to hit the board and was retired for breeding. She was in foal to Barton stallion Shaaz in 2025. “We unfortunately lost the dam following colic surgery shortly after she foaled her Shaaz filly,” explained Kate Barton Penner, the company’s executive vice president. In the I’m Smokin, a Golden State Series-eligible stakes at six furlongs on dirt, Early Encore was looking to atone for a third-place finish as the odds-on choice in Del Mar’s Graduation Stakes a month earlier. He was matching up once again with the Graduation winner, Net Par. Breaking from the far outside in the field of seven at 9-10 odds, Early Encore was away cleanly for jockey Emisael Jaramillo and vied on the front end while racing wide. Not so Net Par. Leaving from the stall inside of Early Encore, the Pavel colt was restless in the gate, then stumbled badly at the break while finally settling near the back of the pack. Meanwhile, Early Encore cleared his pace rivals to take control with three furlongs to run. The bay colt repelled a challenge from the outsider Fumano’s Fire rounding the turn and then drew off in the stretch to an easy victory in a time of 1:11.32. Net Par rallied for second but never threatened the winner. Cupid Cowboy was third. Sadler bought Early Encore for $90,000 at the Fasig-Tipton California yearling sale last year. The colt races for a large ownership group that includes Desert Sun Stables, Saints or Sinners, and U Racing Stable. Early Encore won for the second time in three tries—breaking his maiden on debut at Santa Anita by 63⁄4 lengths in May—and now has $108,000 in earnings. Sadler said he likes Early Encore’s potential. “We think he was kind of fighting the track in his last start,” said the veteran trainer after recording his 95th career stakes win at Del Mar, second most in the track’s history. “He had more time to work over it and he worked better and better, so we expected a big run from him.”

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Golden State Series—Generous Portion Stakes

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Daytona Diamond shows her heart in winning the Generous Portion at Del Mar

our win’ because the slow break left her so far behind in the field and then she circled them to boot.” DAYTONA DIAMOND Owner/breeder Henry Williamson attended the race OVERCOMES POOR and noted that “it was a little START FOR WIN stressful, obviously.” IronicalBY TRACY GANTZ ly, Daytona Diamond didn’t have any gate issues when she hen a 2-year-old bobreceived her initial lessons at bles and hops in the San Luis Rey Downs. air coming out of the “She has had the tendency not to want to go in the gate gate in only her second start, now twice,” Williamson said. most would chalk it up to a “I think her second race reallesson learned and hope for ly kind of showed what she’s the best next time. But jockall about—she’s got a lot of ey Kazushi Kimura persevered heart.” aboard Williamson Racing’s The Williamson family homebred Daytona Diamond has developed Daytona Diin the $101,000 Generous amond’s family for a couple of generations. Henry Portion Stakes at Del Mar said that Gaines bought the Sept. 4. second dam, Peppermint “She didn’t want to go in the Lounge, for his late father, gate,” Kimura explained. “Then Warren Williamson, to race. once we got her in there, she was all She was stakes-placed, and nervous, shifting about. When we Williamson Racing bred the broke, she just wasn’t ready.” dam, unraced Zap Dance. As the other seven fillies surged A daughter of Ghostzapper, down the backstretch in the six-furZap Dance is a full sister long Generous Portion, Daytona Jockey Kazushi Kimura and trainer Carla Gaines flank to Visitant, a Williamson Diamond trailed. Track announcer owner/breeder Henry Williamson in the winner’s circle stakes-winning homebred Larry Colmus noted it immediatewho earned $714,427. ly, saying, “Not a good start for Daytona Daytona Diamond up inside of You Trust Daytona Diamond is a California-bred Diamond, who bobbled coming out of Me and then sent her after the rest of the daughter of Tonalist. With her pedigree, field. They split two horses around the Williamson expects her to improve with the gate and is last early on.” Sent away as the 1-2 favorite off her only turn, and Kimura swung her around the distance. previous outing, a 51⁄4-length romp in an rest. “I was a fan of Tonalist as a racehorse,” Aug. 8 maiden race, Daytona Diamond Racing five wide into the stretch, Day- Henry said. “I thought he would give size looked like she would disappoint her back- tona Diamond overhauled several rivals. and scope to Zap Dance’s first foal.” ers. Kimura had ridden her in that maiden Tashie posed the biggest challenge, sticking Williamson bred Zap Dance back to voyage, when she raced in sixth early. close to Daytona Diamond to the wire. California sire Midnight Storm, and the “I knew she could really close—she did Daytona Diamond defeated that game resulting 2025 filly was cataloged in this that the first race she ran,” he said. “She filly by a half-length in 1:12.69. It was 41⁄4 year’s Fasig-Tipton California yearling came from way back and won. So today I lengths back to third-place Stay Bossy. sale. Zap Dance has a weanling filly by “I was having a heart attack,” said train- Tizamagician and was bred back to Middid what I had to do—I kept riding her.” Kimura’s patience paid off. He moved er Carla Gaines. “I thought, ‘There goes night Storm. © BENOIT PHOTOS

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Golden State Series—Solana Beach Stakes

PROBLEM SOLVED FIBONACCIS RIDE HAS OVERCOME MANY OBSTACLES

ike the mathematical compression code used for data storage that inspired her name, Fibonaccis Ride’s racing career has been a journey in problem solving.

But thanks to a couple of surgeries and the patient tutelage of trainer Antonio Garcia, James Shenouda’s homebred filly had all the right answers at Del Mar Aug. 15, winning the $150,500 Solana Beach Stakes in an eye-catching 17-1 upset. “She’s just really stubborn and she wants things her way,” Shenouda said. “Tony is phenomenal. He has a really good eye. I call him a preventative trainer. He seems to see things before they become problems.” Given a ground-saving trip by Hall of Fame rider Victor Espinoza, the stalking 4-year-old daughter of Clubhouse Ride burst through a slight opening in deep stretch to snatch the lead. The chestnut filly then drew off to a 11⁄4-length triumph over a field that included multiple California champion Grand Slam Smile. In posting her first stakes victory, Fibonaccis Ride completed the one-mile Golden State Series grass test for fillies and mares in 1:34.74. Another longshot, Quick Kate, fin-

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Fibonaccis Ride becomes another stakes winner for Clubhouse Ride in the Solana Beach

ished second, while 3-5 choice Grand Slam Smile faded to fourth behind Wink and a Grin after battling a contested pace. Fibonaccis Ride began her career with plenty of promise, capturing her debut at Los Alamitos in the fall of 2024 with a front-running six-length romp. “But she developed a weird lump in her chest, and that lump just kept getting bigger,” explained Shenouda, whose horses run in the red silks of Zephyr Racing. “We took her to the vet at Santa Anita (the Southern California Equine Foundation Hospital), Dr. (Ryan) Carpenter, and he found that she had a massive abscess. If cut in half, it was the size of a cantaloupe. He sliced it and drained it, and it took a couple of weeks for it to completely drain.” Fibonaccis Ride was out of action for 71⁄2 months, but when she returned, a new problem arose: bone chips in one knee. She missed six months following a minor clean-out, returning in February. By then, she was in the Garcia barn and the veteran trainer went to work on a

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number of other issues. Like her dam, Wild Caroline, a Florida-bred daughter of Wildcat Heir, Fibonaccis Ride has a stubborn streak, Shenouda said. She doesn’t like dirt in her face, so they put her on turf. She prefers routing over sprinting and has excelled at the one-mile distance. She won’t change leads, either. She also doesn’t like to race with horses on her outside. Since she was on the rail for the Solana Beach, that posed a problem. “We were nervous about that, but she handled it well, so maybe she’s better,” Shenouda said. “We think there’s more in the tank.” The final piece of the puzzle was Espinoza, who now has ridden her to backto-back victories with two seconds before that. “Victor knows she’s a little on the crazy side,” Shenouda said. “But he seems to have figured her out.” Clubhouse Ride is the only sire who has been bred to 15-year-old Wild Caroline. They have been mated eight times. Of her five foals to race so far, all have been multiple winners. Fibonaccis Ride is her first stakes victor. Fibonaccis Ride’s 2-year-old sister Divine Kismet has recently debuted, and Wild Caroline has also produced a yearling filly. Fibonaccis Ride boosted her career bankroll to $230,100 with four wins and three seconds from 13 starts.

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Golden State Series—California Dreamin’ Stakes

SECOND TIME IN THREE YEARS ON THE WHIM REPEATS IN DEL MAR STAKES BY TRACY GANTZ

“I know this horse well—I work him in the mornings,” Pereira said. Though Pereira hasn’t ridden On the Whim in all his five wins, he was aboard in the 2024 California Flag Handicap down the Santa Anita hill. The 6-yearold gelding, bred and owned by Harris Farms, hadn’t won since that race, but he On the Whim captures his second California Dreamin’ Stakes after first taking it in 2024 and Pereira had come close, with three stakes-placings. advantage of that. That’s to his credit.” quits, Old Pal and None Above the Law All of On the Whim’s wins have come Though Pereira was able to control got into the hunt. on the turf, including the 2024 Califor- the pace, the others didn’t let him get far “He gutted it out and got the job done,” nia Dreamin’ under jockey Abel Cedillo. ahead at any point. said Pederson. While shorter distances might be more to “He was pressured the whole way, and I While it took a photo to separate the his liking, On the Whim didn’t flinch at was just hoping the last 70 yards wouldn’t first four horses, all by head margins, On the added distance of the 1 1/16 miles in take its toll on him,” Pederson said. the Whim prevailed, stopping the timer the California Dreamin’. Down the backstretch, Mr. Disrespect- in 1:43.87. Old Pal outfinished None “The 6 horse next to me broke a little ful, the #6 horse who had broken a tad Above the Law for second, with another slow, and that allowed me to get over and slowly, ranged up alongside On the Whim head back to Santa Barbarian in fourth. get a good spot on the rail,” Pereira said. and wrested the lead away between calls. “He ran hard all the way, and we got to “That helped a lot.” They battled around the second turn, save the ground,” Pereira said. On the Whim took the lead in the and just when Mr. Disrespectful called it John Harris, who died in July 2025, six-horse field out of the chute. bred On the Whim and was in Prince Dolce headed him, but the winner’s circle when the geldOn the Whim forged to the ing won the race in 2024. On the front under the wire the first Whim did not compete in the time around. He got away with 2025 California Dreamin’. easy fractions of :23.95 for the Harris bred the graded first quarter-mile and :47.77 for stakes-winning Maria’s Mon a half-mile. mare Whimsy to Acclamation, “I told Tiago to just put him in who at the time was standing the race,” said trainer Dean Pedat Harris Farms, to get On the erson. “If other horses go, then Whim. Acclamation now stands you should be stalking in a good at Hanson’s River Ranch. Harris spot. As it turned out, the horse bought Whimsy for $18,000 at to the inside of us didn’t break a the 2018 Keeneland November hundred percent, and Tiago took Tiago Pereira sports the Harris Farms silks in the winner’s circle mixed sale. 20

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iago Pereira has ridden California-bred On the Whim exclusively since the end of the Del Mar season in 2024. The partnership paid off with a victory in the $150,000 California Dreamin’ Stakes Aug. 1 at Del Mar.

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• By one of North America’s most dominant sires, GUN RUNNER, CORPORAL represents a rare opportunity to tap into a powerful and emerging sire line at its earliest stage. • As one of the early sons of GUN RUNNER to enter stud, CORPORAL offers breeders access to elite bloodlines with unlimited upside.

CORPORAL a $1,150,000 Keenland September Yearling raced for Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith. Trained by Brad Cox. BY THE LEADING SIRE LIFETIME BY A.E.I. AND HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE GUN RUNNER FIRST CROP OF FOALS OF 2026 ARE OUTSTANDING

• GUN RUNNER’s progeny have already made a major impact at the highest level, led by Horse of the Year FLIGHTLINE, sire of the record breaking colt, $10.5 million at Ocala Breeder’s Spring Sale of 2-yr-olds and continue to excel —particularly in California—showcasing speed, class, and consistency.

In conjunction with CTBA incentives offered, CTBA active members can take advantage of incentives offered by Dehesa Farms to breed to Corporal for the 2027 breeding season. For the 2027 breeding season, the following offers on approved mares will be extended to owners breeding to CORPORAL: • 1st mare will receive $1000 off the stud fee. • 2nd mare will receive $1500 off the stud fee. • 3rd mare will receive $2,000 off the stud fee. Any approved Black Type or Black Type producing mares will receive 50% off the regular stud fee. Additional discounts offered by Dehesa Farms for mares booked to CORPORAL in 2027 will be as follows: • $100 discount on foaling fee • $2/day reduction off the regular board rate DEHESA FARMS LLC (Formerly Easterbrook Livestock Management) at San Miguel, California Shane Easterbrook | (805) 610-9861 | dehesafarms@gmail.com www.dehesafarms.com

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ot only did a California-bred set a Fasig-Tipton California record price of $525,000 at the Sept. 30 Fasig-Tipton California yearling sale, but the colt also led a list of 12 who brought six-figure prices at the sale—all of them Calbreds. It demonstrated the importance of Cal-breds to racing in the state and the demand for horses who can compete in the lucrative Calbred incentive program.

The sale’s strength became apparent not only through the six-figure horses, but also through the breadth of support from consignors and buyers. Barton Thoroughbreds, the state’s leading breeder for the past three years, sold seven of the six-figure horses, while Andy Havens’ Havens Bloodstock Agency and Adrian Gonzalez’s Checkmate Thoroughbreds each sold two and Rancho San Miguel sold one. “One thing I was very encouraged about was that most of the Southern California leading trainers were in attendance on the sales grounds and worked hard,” said Boyd Browning, president and chief executive officer of Fasig-Tipton. Some trainers bought in their own names and as agents for owners, while others advised the listed buyers. Michael McCarthy, John Sadler, Mark Glatt, Mike Puype, and Brian Koriner were among the trainers who purchased six-figure horses. McCarthy bought the sale topper, a son of Arabian Lion—Imperial Pippin, by Empire Maker, for Marc Gunderson’s MWG Enterprises. Barton Thoroughbreds consigned the colt, a half brother to Cal-bred Pushiness, a three-time stakes winner and earner of $386,426. McCarthy had bought Pushiness at the 2022 Fasig-Tipton sale for $115,000 on behalf of Repole Stable. “Marc Gunderson expressed an interest in supporting California racing,” McCarthy 22

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A half brother to California-bred multiple stakes winner Pushiness topped the sale at $525,000

Kate Barton Penner represented Barton Thoroughbreds

said. “He’s a sportsman and had a plan and mentioned that this is the one he wanted. I thought he was a fantastic-looking horse. I was fortunate enough to buy his half sister for Mike Repole, and we had quite a bit of success with her.” Richard Barton Enterprises bought Imperial Pippin, carrying Pushiness, for

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$16,000 at the 2020 Keeneland November breeding stock sale. The mare has produced a line of good sale horses for Barton. La Silenciosa, her 2023 winning filly by Known Agenda, sold for $85,000 at the 2024 Fasig-Tipton California sale, and Ez Girl Swag, her 2024 filly by Bodexpress, sold for $130,000 at the 2025 FasigTipton sale. “He was a standout individual from the beginning, out of a quality stakes mare and a half brother to the talented Calbred Pushiness,” said Kate Barton Penner of Barton Thoroughbreds. “We’re thrilled with the $525,000 sale-topping result and feel incredibly blessed to experience a moment like this as a team. We can’t wait to follow his career.” For MWG Enterprises, McCarthy also went to $100,000 for a daughter of Vekoma—Merada, by Speightstown, from the Barton consignment. For Repole, the trainer purchased No Mo Mo for $300,000. Havens sold No Mo Mo, a daughter of

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Regional Sales Uncle Mo—Tomlin, by Distorted Humor, for Tom Bachman’s Fairview. Sadler and Dottie Ingordo-Shirreffs went to $300,000 for Little Spunshine. Havens consigned the daughter of Hard Spun—Miss Segura, by Palace Malice. Ingordo-Shirreffs signed the ticket in the name of IJJ Racing, a partnership she has with nephews Jeff and Jim Jones. Sadler said that he was the underbidder on the sale topper for a different ownership group. “I thought she was really solid,” Sadler said of Little Spunshine. “The pedigree’s good. She’s a nice-looking filly who looks like she will train well. You have to pay up for ones you really like, that’s what the theme of the day is. You’ve got to get in on the ones you like.” IJJ Racing went in with other partners on two more six-figure horses: a daughter of Yaupon for $130,000 and a daughter of Rock Your World for $110,000. Glatt and Puype advised owners on the purchase of a son of City of Light and a son of Yaupon, respectively. JPM Bloodstock for Blinkers On Racing Stable went to $245,000 for the City of Light, and Slugo Racing bought the Yaupon colt for $170,000. “He’s the right size, he’s well-balanced, he vetted perfectly clean,” said Scott Sherwood of Blinkers On. “We like the sire, and there’s activity down on the dam side.” The sale averaged $35,224, with 139 grossing $4,896,200. In 2025, the sale averaged $32,293, with 143 grossing $4,617,900. “We’ve making every effort to be supportive of the California market, and today was encouraging,” said Browning. “It is vitally important to the entire North American Thoroughbred industry, from a sales standpoint, from a breeding standpoint, from a racing standpoint, from a gambling standpoint—it’s a very, very important segment of the market.” New for this sale is a $500,000 bonus being offered in partnership by FasigTipton and the CTBA for the first 2026 sale graduate that wins a grade 1 race in the U.S. as a 2-year-old or 3-year-old. It will be divided equally between the owner of the horse at the time of the grade 1 win and the owner of the horse when it was offered at the 2026 sale. 24

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Little Spunshine was one of two fillies to sell for $300,000

Trainer John Sadler (left) advised on the purchase of Little Spunshine, and trainer Michael McCarthy (right) signed for the sale topper

No Mo Mo sold for $300,000 to McCarthy on behalf of Mike Repole

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WEST COAST THOROUGHBRED FARMS 2026/2027

2026/2027

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Arroyo Vista Farm ............................ 26 Barton Thoroughbreds .................... 27 BG Thoroughbreds.......................... 28 Daehling Ranch ............................... 29 Eclipse Thoroughbreds ................... 30 Kingfisher Farm ............................... 31 Legacy Ranch .................................. 32 Lovacres Ranch ................................ 33 Milky Way Farm ............................... 34 Peacefield Farm ............................... 35 Rancho San Miguel .......................... 36

The following pages spotlight 11 Thoroughbred farms on the West Coast, each of which’s purpose is to produce healthy, strong and talented horses who can successfully represent the local breeding and racing industry in the future. The farms are diverse in size and scope and are situated throughout the Golden State—south from San Diego to north of San Francisco and from the coastal areas over to the desert regions. The services they offer also differ, offering the choice of small boarding and lay-up farms to major facilities with complete training centers.

ARROYO VISTA FARM

San Diego County’s Finest Thoroughbred Farm

Vista Farm opened in early 2021 offering options FARM FACILITIES & LOCATION A rroyo for breeding, foaling, boarding, sale preparation and

lay-ups. The farm is located in Valley Center, California on the property that was previously known as Valley Creek Farm. Arroyo Vista has raised Champion Cal Bred Giver Not A Taker, G1 winning Daddysruby, and stakes winners Only One America, Style Cat and now Daytona Diamond, winner of this year’s Generous Portion Stks., in consecutive years. We are also proud to announce several winners raised on the farm yet again for the Santa Anita and Del Mar meets for 2026. Arroyo Vista is the home of VISITANT, the only stallion by Ghostzapper standing in California, as well as TEXAS RYANO, the only graded stakes winning stallion by Curlin standing in California.

Arroyo Vista Farm is situated on 40 acres of irrigated pastures and grass paddocks for mares, weanlings, and yearlings. Our front paddocks are fenced with a combination of white vinyl posts and rails with v-mesh for added safety. The larger pastures also have v-mesh horse fencing. Currently there are two barns, an 8-stall foaling barn and a four-stall stallion barn. Additional facilities include a new covered and climate controlled Eurociser and sand pens for layups. We are located just east of Escondido in Valley Center, a 45-minute drive to Del Mar and less than 30 minutes from San Luis Rey Downs. Santa Anita and Los Alamitos are also just 90 minutes away.

VISITANT: STALLION PROFILE

FARM MANAGEMENT & STAFF

VISITANT is a multiple stakes winner and track record setter for 6 ½ furlongs. He is also graded stakes placed on both dirt and turf going two turns. His versatility has won him races from 5 ½ furlongs to 1 1/8 miles with earnings of $714,427. He won the Holiday Cheer Stakes in January of 2023 and then stood his first season at Arroyo Vista Farm. After the 2023 breeding season, he successfully returned to the track, placing third in the Gr II Del Mar Mile. His first foals are now two-year-olds of 2026, and they are strong in stature and also look precocious. VISITANT is out of the mare Peppermint Lounge, (by Distorted Humor), a stakes-placed dam that won four of her six races, grandam of Daytona Diamond (out of Zap Dance, full sister to VISITANT).

Arroyo Vista Farm is managed by Miguel Jimenez, who previously managed Ballena Vista Farm for many years. Miguel was mentored by Valley Creek Farm manager Leigh Ann Howard, and now leads a staff with a combined 80 years of experience in the thoroughbred industry. Dr. William Talbot is Arroyo Vista Farm’s attending veterinarian who also has many years of experience as a respected equine practitioner. Arroyo Vista Farm is owned and operated by Henry and Robin Williamson, longtime thoroughbred owners and breeders, who race their horses under Williamson Racing LLC. Henry has been around thoroughbreds his entire life, with his first experience in the winner’s circle at Del Mar back in 1972, and his most recent win (Generous Portion Stakes) at Del Mar in the Summer of 2026 with Daytona Diamond For more information, visit our website here: WWW.ARROYOVISTFARM.COM

C A L I F O R N I A ’S L E A D I N G B R E E D E R

ince opening its gates in August 2017, Barton Thoroughbreds has established itself as one of California’s premier Thoroughbred breeding and boarding operations. Situated on nearly 200 acres in the beautiful Santa Ynez Valley, just thirty minutes from Santa Barbara and two and a half hours from Santa Anita Park, the farm’s moderate climate and expansive pastures provide an ideal environment for breeding, raising, and rehabilitating Thoroughbreds.

the Dad Bod. His latest standout is Caps and Carnage, the undefeated two-year-old out of Fracas who won the Gold Rush Futurity by more than 20 lengths, along with victories in the King County Express Stakes, Sue Wallis Memorial Futurity, and Turf Paradise Open Spring Futurity.

The results continue to speak for themselves. Barton Thoroughbreds was California’s leading breeder by earnings in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and capped an exceptional 2025 season by breeding both California-bred Champion Two-Year-Olds: Champion Male Ocean Bear and Champion Female Mohaven. Barton also bred Express Kid, who emerged on the national Triple Crown trail and earned 20 Kentucky Derby qualifying points. Barton Thoroughbreds is led by farm manager Kevin Dickson, who previously managed Vessels Stallion Farm for twenty-one years before spending two years as farm manager at Ocean Breeze Ranch. A graduate of Colorado State University, where he studied Equine Science with an emphasis in reproduction, Kevin brings decades of experience to the continued development of the farm. Administrative director Lacey Coler is another integral part of the Barton team, combining her industry experience, attention to detail, and passion for horses while serving as a valuable point of contact for clients. Barton Thoroughbreds offers boarding, breeding, foaling, sales preparation, and lay-up and rehabilitation care. The farm’s 45-stall lay-up barn is complemented by an EquiVibe therapeutic stall, Eurocizer, aqua treadmill, sand paddocks, and multiple grass paddocks, allowing the team to provide individualized care and quality turnout for Thoroughbreds at every stage. Barton Thoroughbreds is proud to stand Cat Burglar, Dads Caps, One Bad Boy, Tap Back, and Shaaz. Cat Burglar, a multiple graded stakes-placed black-type winner by Unbridled’s Song, raced for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert and finished in the money in 19 of 22 career starts. He defeated two Breeders’ Cup Classic winners, and his leading runners include multiple stakes performer Baby Kristen, an earner of more than $290,000, and Trump Era, who became stakes-placed with a runner-up finish in the Snow Chief Stakes. Dads Caps, a son of Discreet Cat, won or placed in ten graded sprint stakes and captured the Grade 1 Carter Handicap twice, retiring with earnings of $1.1 million. His runners include stakes winner Kangaroo Court, Grade 3-placed Doris Mae, and Iowa Breeders’ Derby winner Rockin

One Bad Boy, a multiple blacktype winning son of Twirling Candy, earned more than $600,000 during a career highlighted by victory in the prestigious Queen’s Plate Stakes at Woodbine. He also won Santa Anita’s Lure Stakes wire-to-wire and earned four triple-digit Equibase Speed Figures. Tap Back, by Einstein (BRZ) out of a Tapit mare, was an exceptionally precocious two-year-old. He broke his maiden at Del Mar before winning the $200,000 Golden State Juvenile Stakes by six lengths, and also placed in the King Glorious and I’m Smokin Stakes. His first runners reached the races in 2025 and quickly produced winners, including Crunchy at Del Mar. Shaaz, the Grade 3-placed son of Uncle Mo out of a graded stakesproducing Mineshaft mare, enters an exciting new chapter in 2026 as his first crop reaches the yearling sales. A $1.1 million two-year-old purchase, Shaaz won his first three starts, defeated subsequent graded stakes winner Hopkins, and earned a career-best Equibase Speed Figure of 110 in the Grade 3 Steve Sexton Mile Stakes. Strongly supported by breeders, Shaaz covered more than 150 mares in his first two seasons at stud, and his first crop has impressed with its athleticism and conformation. Success has followed Barton Thoroughbreds from the farm to both the racetrack and sales ring. At the 2025 Fasig-Tipton California Fall Yearlings Sale, Barton consigned the $250,000 sale topper, a Corniche filly out of Carmelita bred by Richard Barton Enterprises. With championship-caliber Cal-Breds, nationally competitive runners, an emerging generation of young stallions, and continued investment in exceptional care, Barton Thoroughbreds remains committed to helping clients breed, raise, and develop their next champion. Visitors are invited to tour the farm, meet the stallions, and experience Barton Thoroughbreds in the Santa Ynez Valley.

For more information, email info@bartonthoroughbreds.com, call (805) 693-1777, or visit bartonthoroughbreds.com.

BG THOROUGHBRED FACILITY

Everything needed to keep racehorses happy

OSCAR NOMINATED is a welcome addition to Facility, owned by Hector BG Thoroughbred Castrellon and managed by Marcos Menjivar, is a the California stallion ranks. The only son of Kitten’s Joy to

high-class operation located in Hemet. The 51-acre spread boasts an exceptional staff and fine accommodations for its Thoroughbred athletes. The farm offers 28 pastures with year-round grass, two 20-stall barns, a layup barn with runout pens, and sand pens for turnout. A specially trained 24-hour foaling crew observes the farm’s broodmares, while cameras are mounted in each stall for an extra layer of observation. The property also includes a five-eighths of a mile training track. 2027 STALLION ROSTER

The stallion roster for 2027 is made up of four horses: MO THE BEHOLDER, ORIGINAIRE (IRE), OSCAR NOMINATED and ROUSING SERMON. MO THE BEHOLDER, by Uncle Mo – Leslie’s Harmony, by Curlin, is from the female family of the phenomenal multiple Grade 1 winner Beholder ($6,156,600), leading sire Into Mischief and Grade 1 winner Mendelsshon. By the Eclipse Award juvenile champion and dual Grade 1 winner Uncle Mo. MO THE BEHOLDER’s first foals are yearlings of 2026. ORIGINAIRE (IRE) is by Zoffany, the multiple Group 1 winning Irish highlight, out of Polly Perkins, a multiple stakes winning two-year-old daughter of leading international broodmare sire Pivotal (GB). ORIGINAIRE (IRE), retired from racing in 2020, is a five-time California G2 stakes-placed winner of $308,158. His early progeny include 3-year-old filly Run With Liberty, third in the Melair Stakes and a lifetime winner of two of four starts for trainer Jeff Mullins as of September 2026.

stand in California, OSCAR NOMINATED earned more than $1.5 million on the track with five stakes victories. His stakeswinning Theatrical dam, Devine Actress, also produced $2.3 million earner Oscar Performance, a Breeders’ Cup-winning full brother to OSCAR NOMINATED. ROUSING SERMON, by Lucky Pulpit – Rousing Again, by Awesome Again, was a California champion as a 2-year-old. He was ranked among the top nine colts of his crop on the Experimental Free Handicap. He ran second by a neck in the $750K Grade 1 CashCall, beating Drill (G1), Handsome Mike (G2), Blingo (G2), and Sky Kingdom (G3). Multiple graded-placed and a dual stakes winner, he ran 1-2-3 in 20 of 36 career starts, earning $821,572. His current runners are led by stakes-placed Rousing Jewel, who has banked $200,000 to date, A Rousing Babe, Mother’s Prayer, Keep It Coming and Preachers Secret. Centrally located to Southern California tracks, the farm looks to answer all your needs as a breeding, layup, rehabilitation, and training facility. Please contact: Jessica Menjivar or Yessenia Menjivar at (951) 654-9100 or email bgfarminc@gmail.com.

DAEHLING FARMS

Where Horses Grow as Horses

Farms, LLC is the perfect partner to assist A STRONG STALLION ROSTER D aehling you with your boarding, breeding, layup and training We are excited to offer a strong line of stallions including

needs. With increased competition in Southern California and all the other challenges we face in thoroughbred racing today, it’s important for your breeding and racing stock to receive a solid foundation that will give them the best chance to excel at the racetrack. ROOM TO GROW

Anyone visiting the farm will immediately recognize the hundreds of acres of lush, irrigated pasture. These pastures serve as the backbone of our farm and certainly stand out as unique in the industry. At Daehling Farms, our focus is to provide a solid foundation to raise a great racehorse. This requires space, pasture and an overall setting that will allow a horse to mature the way a horse should. Much of California is challenged by a lack of available water. We are blessed that our farm is located in an area with a strong supply of deeded groundwater and serviced by a municipal utility district with electricity rates for irrigation wells that are historically lower than other providers throughout the state. As a result, we can better manage our feed costs to keep our rates lower than average. Lower rates do not translate to a reduced level of care or nutrition, but rather reflects our desire for our customers to better succeed financially. FROM FARM TO RACETRACK In addition to breeding and boarding, we are also one of a few farms that offer starting and training. Our facility includes an all-weather 3/8-mile track, covered round pen, eurociser and most importantly dedicated training staff that have been with our operation for years. We work to ensure stability and consistency for the horses we start and prepare for the racetrack; with the focus on meeting the needs of both our owners and trainers.

FLAVIUS, new to stud in 2024. FLAVIUS is a son of leading sire War Front out of Starformer by Dynaformer. FLAVIUS won over $850,000 and set a track record in the Tourist Mile Stakes at Kentucky Downs. He’s a black type winner at Saratoga, Kentucky Downs and Leopardstown (IRE) and was edged out to place 2nd in the Grade 2 Seabiscuit Handicap achieving Beyer Scores of 105 and 103. Trained by Eclipse Award Winning Trainer Chad Brown, he says “When at his best, I was confident to run FLAVIUS in the best races in his division. I certainly was not surprised by his track record at a mile (1:32:1) in the $750,000 Tourist Mile Stakes.” In addition to FLAVIUS, we offer many quality and proven stallions. Our list of stallions standing at the farm includes: • GALLANT SON (Malabar Gold – Explicitly, by Exploit) • MESA THUNDER (Sky Mesa – Citiview, by Citidancer) • MO AND GO (Uncle Mo – Malibu Cougar, by Malibu Moon) • PONTIFF (Giant’s Causeway – Preach, by Mr. Prospector) Visit DAEHLINGFARMS.COM for farm, service, stallion and rate information for the 2027 breeding season. Visitors are welcome by appointment. Justin & Julia Oldfield, 2nd Generation Owner-Operators of Daehling Ranch

ECLIPSE THOROUGHBRED FARM

Exquisite Care for the Exquisite Athlete

E located on the former grounds of the Wygod family’s earnings each year since 2022. In 2023, his offspring earned $4.7 stablished in 2006, Eclipse Thoroughbred Farm is

Benchmark has ranked first or second in the state for progeny

iconic River’s Edge farm in the beautiful Santa Ynez Valley near Buellton, where it has maintained the standard of excellence that has long been its reputation. Founded by owners Mike Scully and his wife Angie, Eclipse boasts a knowledgeable staff dedicated to ensuring horses receive the best care available. Mike is a third-generation horseman whose father and grandfather trained Thoroughbreds for racing and steeplechase in Ireland. Angie is a health science graduate who has worked as an athletic trainer most of her life while enjoying horses as an amateur jump rider. She is certified in functional electrical stimulation (FES) and is a laser therapy specialist and acupuncturist.

million. He currently leads the general sire list in 2026. Among his best runners are LIEUTENANT DAN ($923,740), a four-time California champion in 2021 including Horse of the Year, and Enola Gray ($585,100), champion 3-yearold filly of 2016. Others include Connie Swingle ($509,564), Alice Marble ($515,880), Desmond Doss ($501,241) and Rose Maddox ($567,264). Alexander’s sire TOUGH SUNDAY is a son of GRAZEN. His second crop to race in 2024 produced multiple stakes winner and stakes-placed Speedy Wilson, a CTBA champion in 2024 and 2025, and graded stakes-placed Shea Brennan, a dual stakes winner that ran second in the 2026 San Diego Handicap (G2). Eclipse also welcomes back multiple graded stakeswinning turf mile specialist SMOOTH LIKE STRAIT following a stellar racing career. The Kentucky-bred son of Midnight Lute won or placed in 19 of 26 career starts with earnings of more than $1.8 million. He will be standing his second season in California after two seasons at Kentucky’s War Horse Place. Also returning is 2019 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) winner STORM THE COURT, a 9-year-old son of Court Vision. Storm the Court was graded stakes-placed on both dirt and turf in addition to his upset win at Santa Anita in the Juvenile.

A RECORD OF SUCCESS Eclipse has assembled a staff that ensures a perfect environment for training, breeding and rehabilitation of Thoroughbreds. The 120-acre facility offers grass turnouts, sand pens, a starting gate, and a half-mile training track designed and maintained by Steve Wood, the noted Southern California racetrack superintendent. Supported by renowned breeders Nick Alexander and Barton Thoroughbreds, Eclipse’s leading recent California-bred graduates include Bing Crosby Stakes (G1) winner Lovesick Blues, multiple stakes winners Old Pal and Speedy Wilson, and stakes winners Lonesome Stew, Shocking Grey, Shea Brennan and Ocean Bear. Eclipse also offers up-to-date therapeutic treatments. They include vibration therapy (Theraplate) for building bone density and increasing circulation, laser therapy (Pegasus Therapeutic Laser) for decreasing pain and inflammation while reducing healing time, FES for improved muscle health, and cold therapy. THE STALLION ROSTER Nick Alexander’s GRAZEN has earned his reputation as one of the leading sires in the state. The consistent gray son of

LOOKING AHEAD In the last few years Eclipse has experienced success, purchasing yearlings over in Ireland and selling in California, including Shadow Nation. He was a TDN Rising Star breaking his Maiden first time out with Mike Puype and ran second in the Del Mar Juvenile Turf. For inquiries, phone (831) 236-4305, or visit the farm’s website at ECLIPSE-EQUINE.COM.

KINGFISHER FARMS

A Peaceful Equine Paradise Covering All The Angles For State-Of-The-Art Equine Care

All horses are weighed upon arrival and a custom Farms has become known as a stellar K ingfisher destination for horses on layup and a tranquil place to feed schedule is set to help each horse become healthy from

raise mares and foals. Our main property, located in Solvang, is rich in California Thoroughbred Racehorse history, dating back to The Anvil Ranch and most recently, River Edge Anvil Annex. In November 2024, we added another property to the Farm; formerly known as Crimson Farms and this last year, expanded next door there as well. Katie Fisher originally started the Farm with a sole focus on layups, which has always been her passion. Three years ago, Sydnee Brown joined the team to manage the Farm and add a new dimension with mares and foals. The Farm also handles retirees, sales prep, and breeding. CARE TAILORED TO EACH HORSE The Farm boasts 100 acres of grass pastures in a range of sizes to accommodate a single horse needing a freshener, to large pastures for multiple yearlings, mares, or retirees. The Farm has sand paddocks, an 80-foot eurocizer, Horse Gym Aquatread and cold saltwater spa. The barns house over 100 stalls and most have ComfortStall and Stable Comfort Sealed Orthopedic Flooring. These flooring systems help keep horses comfortable during the rehabilitation of fractures, chips, joint, and soft-tissue problems while also maintaining the air quality and cleanliness of the barn. Automated EquiLume lighting contributes to the peaceful atmosphere. The barns are quiet, offering plenty of rest and relaxation for their equine inhabitants.

the inside out. Each regimen and schedule is tailored to the individual’s needs and is laid out by the veterinarian and trainer. We communicate all follow-ups and rechecks to the referring veterinarian, trainer, and owners. FROM MARES TO FOALS

Mares are closely monitored throughout their pregnancy and Brown is present at each foaling to make sure that each one goes smoothly. The foals are handled starting on day one with consistency and patience. In recent years, Kingfisher has added stallions to their roster. The farm proudly stands HALLADAY, SPUN INTENDED, and TOM’S TRIBUTE. A PLACE TO REST AND HEAL The close-knit team of employees who handle the horses consider themselves family and work seamlessly together. The team emphasizes health and cleanliness, along with state-of-the-art technology to promote healing. The serene, green properties offer lush paddocks and the ultimate calm, ensuring that your horse will experience nothing but a relaxing, healing vacation away from the racetrack or a healthy start to life. Kingfisher Farms is available by appointment for tours of our newly renovated properties. (805) 697-7290 HELLO@KINGFISHERFARMS.COM Visit our website at WWW.KINGFISHERFARMS.COM

LEGACY RANCH

The Jewel of the Foothills

over 145 acres in Clements, Calif., is Legacy A PROVEN CALIFORNIA SIRE S prawling Ranch. With three decades of experience in both the Veteran CLUBHOUSE RIDE, by Candy’s Ride, quickly

Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse industries, Pete and Evelyn Parrella’s outstanding breeding and training facility offers anything your horse might need on its road to success. In addition to the main barns, Legacy Ranch has a fivefurlong training track maintained by state-of-the-art equipment. Longtime trainer Terry Knight lives on the property with his wife and office manager Dru. They are joined by 35 employees. Legacy’s 2025 season was topped by Golden State Juvenile Fillies Stakes winner Mohaven, named California’s champion 2-year-old filly. The standout filly has added a pair of stakes wins so far in 2026. The ranch stands three impressive stallions for 2026-27: CLUBHOUSE RIDE, FORBIDDEN KINGDOM and OM. A NEW GENERATION AT LEGACY

Excitement is high for the second-year stallion FORBIDDEN KINGDOM following his retirement from the track late in 2024. As a 3-year-old, the flashy son of American Pharoah won the San Vicente and San Felipe stakes (both G2) and ran second in the Malibu (G1). He earned $683,660. Also in his second season at Legacy is OM, a wellestablished stallion formerly from Harris Ranch. A multiple graded stakes winner who retired in 2019 with more than $1.3 million in earnings, OM enjoyed a breakout season at stud in 2025. He ranked second in progeny earnings among third-crop sires in the state on all surfaces, and first among third-crop turf sires. His filly OM N JOY, CTBA champion 3-year-old filly in 2025, won four consecutive stakes including the Torrey Pines (G3) at Del Mar while banking $385,763 for the year. So far in 2026, she also captured the Santa Margarita (G2) and placed in a pair of grade I stakes, boosting her career earnings to $756,703. OM, who also produced multiple stakes winner Flyover, ranks second among fourth-crop sires in the state as of September 2.

became one of the stallions to watch in California after entering stud service in 2015. The three-time graded stakes winner earned more than $1.3 million while also placing in multiple grade 1 events during a career that spanned six racing seasons. As a sire, CLUBHOUSE RIDE gained attention early. In 2019, he was the state’s leading sire of 2-year-olds and secondleading second-crop sire. Since then, he has ranked in the top 10 for California sires by progeny earnings each year, proving versatile on all surfaces. He’s fourth in the state by earnings in 2026, led by Solana Beach Stakes winner Fibonaccis Ride. WARREN’S SHOWTIME, a seven-time stakes winner with nearly $850,000 in purses, and BRICKYARD RIDE, one of California’s fastest horses in recent years and lifetime earner of $925,477, rank among CLUBHOUSE RIDE’s leading progeny. Other top runners of his include Warren’s Candy Girl and Club Aspen. His daughter Chismosa was named the state’s Outstanding Older Female for 2024 after winning three stakes including the Las Flores (G3) and placing in two other graded events. The five-time stakes victress earned $652,125 before retiring in 2025. Fun memories of top stakes horses such as His Legacy, Bella Banissa, and Big Fish—winner of both the 2020 Del Mar Juvenile Turf and the $200,000 California Cup Derby—and the world-record-setting Quarter Horse Griswold have hailed from the Legacy Ranch program. The farm also boasts several acres of vineyards just 75 miles outside Napa Valley. All stallion stud fees are to be determined. LEGACYRANCHINC.COM Terry Knight at (510) 928-4980 Office at (209) 759-3315.

LOVACRES RANCH

A Farm With an “Altitude”

Lovingier’s profession is refinery maintenance topped sires in the state in 2024 with 52 juvenile runners, 20 T erry and environmental engineering. But his passion is winners and more than $1.3 million in progeny earnings. In

Thoroughbred racing and it’s embodied in his Lovacres Ranch, 600 sprawling acres in northern San Diego County. Lovacres Ranch is a full-service facility including breeding, breaking and training of horses. Located at the mouth of Temecula Creek in a valley at the base of Palomar Mountain, it’s about 10 miles northwest of Warner Springs. The ranch sits on beautiful countryside at an elevation of 3,500 feet. More than 150 foals are born at Lovacres Ranch every year. Being primarily a commercial horseman, Lovingier sells most of the horses he breeds but has raced many of his homebreds in small partnerships. The babies get their early schooling on Lovacres’ six-furlong training track. THE STAR OF THE SHOW

The star of the show at Lovacres is STAY THIRSTY, one of the premier broodmare sires in the country among his sire group, outperforming stallions such as Uncle Mo. The son of Bernardini was California’s leading sire by progeny earnings in five of the past eight years. He has led the state in runners the past three years, including 2026, and winners in two of the past three years. STAY THIRSTY is the broodmare sire of Fierceness, winner of the 2024 Travers Stakes (G1) and Florida Derby (G1) and the 2023 Eclipse Award champion juvenile. Vodka Vodka, winner of the Unusual Heat Turf Classic at Santa Anita in January and runner-up in the Santa Anita Handicap (G1), tops STAY THIRSTY’s progeny list in 2026. STAY THIRSTY also is the sire of 2022 Cigar Mile winner and multiple graded stakes victor Mind Control, a lifetime earner of more than $2 million, and Godolphin Mile winner Coal Front, who banked more than $1.8 million. STAY THIRSTY’s progeny purse earnings in 2020 and 2022 exceeded $5 million. A Grade I winner as a 2-year-old, STAY THIRSTY has passed along his precocity with 10 juvenile stakes winners. He

2025, he led the state with 41 2-year-old runners and 11 winners. STAY THIRSTY is known for stamina and versatility and continues to produce offspring that attract significant attention in the auction ring, reaffirming his influence as a stallion. THE NEXT GENERATION

Lovacres will stand two other stallions for the coming breeding season, including FINNEUS, a homebred son of STAY THIRSTY entering his third season at stud. FINNEUS is out of the California champion Ghostzapper broodmare My Fionna, topping the 2020 edition of the Fasig-Tipton California yearling sale at $200,000. Runner-up in the 2021 Del Mar Futurity (G1), he was the Cal-bred champion 2-year-old male that year. FINNEUS was especially partial to Del Mar during his racing career, winning the Golden State Juvenile Stakes in 2021 prior to finishing second in both the Best Pal (G2) and the Futurity. FINNEUS earned $447,272 during his three-year racing career. Lovacres is excited to also offer sophomore stallion HOPKINS, the first son of Quality Road to stand at stud in the Golden State. His initial crop of yearlings is outstanding. The graded stakes winner from trainer Bob Baffert defeated Eclipse champion sprinter Straight No Chaser in taking the G3 Palos Verdes by 2 ¼ lengths, and was just a neck shy of winning the Group 1 Dubai Golden Shaheen at Meydan Racecourse in 2024. Out of the Salt Lake mare Hot Spell, HOPKINS sold for $900,000 as a Keeneland September yearling. Contact us at (562) 547-9848 or visit our website, WWW.LOVACRES.COM, for additional information.

MILKY WAY FARM Located between Santa Anita and Del Mar

Way Farm is located in the beautiful Temecula Wine earnings nearing $1.8 million, MIDNIGHT STORM won seven M ilky Country, just a short drive from Santa Anita, Del Mar, San graded races on dirt and turf, including the 2016 Shoemaker

Luis Rey Downs, and Galway Downs. The ranch offers expansive eight-acre seasonal grass pastures for broodmares and three- to four-acre fields for young horses. Facilities include 24x24-foot and 100x100-foot paddocks for rehabilitation and layup, dedicated areas for pre-foaling mares, and a light-controlled zone for cycling open mares. Foaling stalls measure 16x20 feet, are monitored around the clock, and are fully disinfected after each foaling. Recently, we have completed new viewing areas for stallions and sale yearlings, continually improving the farm for horses and owners alike. OUR PHILOSOPHY At Milky Way Farm, our goal is to provide excellent care for both horses and owners at our full-service facility. We value communication with owners, welcome their input on the well-being of their horses, and encourage them to visit the farm as often as they wish. BREEDING SEASON & STALLION ROSTER Breeding season at Milky Way Farm is a special time, overseen by DR. CELESTE MARTIN, who brings a wealth of knowledge from her years at Rood & Riddle in Kentucky. Each year we work to introduce outstanding new stallions to California. RED RUN, Stakes and Graded Stakes-placed son of GUN RUNNER out of a full sister to Champion Three-YearOld Filly and Breeders’ Cup Distaff Champion UNTAPABLE, and full brother to RED ROUTE ONE, Graded Stakes winner of $2,158,107. A popular choice in the breeding shed in his first year at stud, breeding 55 mares in 2026. AMERICAN THEOREM, Graded Stakes winner and Grade 1-placed by AMERICAN PHAROAH out of MIGHTY RENEE, joined the farm late in the breeding season. MIDNIGHT STORM, transferred from Taylor Made Farm in Kentucky for the 2023 breeding season. With career

Mile (G1T), and finished third in the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1T). Now the sire of five crops, including two champions IRON SKULL (Grade 1, Two-Year-Old) and SENOR TESTAFARRO. A leading sire in California with 142 winners and earnings of $11,321,525. His first crop of Two-Year-Olds are off to a great start with 2 MSW winners at Del Mar and 1 MC from 5 starters. Leading sire of Mares bred in 2025, breeding 82 mares. PASSION FOR GOLD by MEDAGLIA D’ORO, Grade 1 winner of the Criterium Saint-Cloud and Champion Two-Year-Old in France for Godolphin. GRAYDAR by UNBRIDLED’S SONG, Grade 1 winner of Donn Handicap with a speed rating of 126. TIZAMAGICIAN by Tiznow, the Graded Stakes Winner of $741,851, was purchased by Starlene Justice. His first crop are Two-Year-Olds of 2026. Fillies are in training with trainer Aggie Ordonez. COMMITMENT TO THE FUTURE Each foaling season brings new hopes and dreams for the future of California racing. Interest in breeding and buying racing prospects continues to grow, with the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association doing an outstanding job promoting horses and races. Our staff, led by farm manager JOHNNY ALVIRA, is dedicated to making Milky Way Farm an essential part of the California Thoroughbred industry. For information, please contact LINDA MADSEN at (909) 241-6600 or email MILKYWAYCATTLE@AOL.COM. MILKYWAYTHOROUGHBREDS.COM Visit us on Facebook

PEACEFIELD FARM

Peaceful Retreats for Racing’s Elite

the most durable and consistent Thoroughbreds the Cygames Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) to earn an Eclipse E ven require a break from time to time, and that is what the Award as the nation’s outstanding sprinter.

staff at Temecula’s Peacefield Farm want to provide. Whether due to injury or just in need of some time away from the track, horses at Peacefield can count on a serene environment designed to promote physical and mental recuperation. AN OASIS FOR HORSES

Owned by Jerry, John and Anne Amerman, the lushly landscaped 63-acre facility in the heart of Southern California horse country is overseen by manager Scott Siler and his seven-member staff. The well-appointed grounds are a point of pride and Siler believes it is a key to the farm’s success. “It’s not easy to do that in the desert,” he noted. “It’s hard to keep up, something we have that others don’t.” The Amermans also live on the property, an oasis for horses as well as thoughtful horse lovers. WHERE CHAMPIONS COME TO REST Time spent at Peacefield has paid off handsomely for its equine alumni, many of which went onto score major victories after some R&R at the tranquil farm, returning to competition rested, refreshed and ready for their next challenge. Peacefield boasts a strong client list that over the years has included some of the best-known runners in Southern California. Straight No Chaser, for example, had 90day and 60-day stays at Peacefield in 2023-24. He returned to the track in 2024 for trainer Dan Blacker and later captured

Four-time Eclipse champion mare Beholder, elected to the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame in 2022, is another star to have benefited from her time spent at Peacefield. “I consider Peacefield Farm the perfect lay-up facility in California,” said Richard Mandella, Beholder’s Hall of Fame trainer. Some of the other Peacefield alums include female sprint champion and multiple grade 1 winner Ce Ce, multiple grade 1 winners Balance, Adoration and Melatonin, Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Rombauer, grade 1 winners Geaux Rocket Ride and Trikari, multiple graded stakes winners Senor Buscador, Texas Red, Harvest Moon and Forbidden Kingdom, and graded stakes winners Majestic Heat, Alexander Helios, Sumter, El Potente and Seal Team. REST, RECOVERY AND REHABILITATION

Peacefield has large stalls accommodating up to 70 horses, with large grass fields, 40- by 60-foot paddocks and 24- by 48-foot corrals and walking rings. Among the treatments available at Peacefield listed by Siler are acupuncture, chiropractic, regular massage, ultrasound and shockwave therapies, as well as a covered sixhorse Eurosizer and covered EquiVibe vibration plate. The facility offers rehabilitation veterinary services as well as lay-up and yearling sales preparation. Peacefield Farm is located at 38951 Pauba Road, Temecula, CA 92592. Contact the office at 951-302-0263 for further information or visit the farm’s website PEACEFIELDFARMREHAB.COM

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A Respected California Breeding & Sales Mainstay The farm also stands California’s #1 Second-Crop Sire, respected presence for West Coast breeders A steady, over the past quarter-century, Rancho San Miguel MO FORZA. The Grade 1-winning millionaire by Uncle Mo has

continues rising to the increasing challenges and changing landscape of the region’s Thoroughbred industry. Under the stewardship of owners Tom and Nancy Clark since 2000, the 250-acre San Luis Obispo County farm has developed into one of California’s leading stallion stations, foal nurseries and auction consignors. Expert horse care, a skilled workforce and customer outreach are keys to the farm’s longevity and success. OPEN-DOOR POLICY & ROUND-THE-CLOCK CARE Nestled in North Central California’s rolling hills near the Pacific Ocean, the farm’s mild year-round climate provides an ideal environment for raising Thoroughbred athletes. More than two dozen workers ensure round-the-clock supervision and professional care of the equine residents, with Farm Manager Jenny Webber at the helm. In addition to servicing approximately 20% of California’s mare population each year, Rancho San Miguel hosts an annual Open House & Stallion Show to educate current and prospective owners and breeders. HOME OF LEADING SIRES & PROMISING PROSPECTS Rancho San Miguel is the proud home of top California stallions, proven veterans and up-and-coming standouts. Anchoring the roster is California’s dominant #1 sire: COLLECTED. The Pacific Classic (G1) winner by City Zip is the leading sire of 2026 by winners, graded stakes winners, black-type winners, black-type horses and progeny earnings, with nearly $5 million banked by his offspring –– best among all U.S. stallions standing outside Kentucky. His 2026 Grade 1 winner Thought Process and 2025 Canada Horse of the Year Mansetti are among his 25 stakes winners from five crops to race. Ranking as California’s #1 First-Crop Sire of 2026 is Grade 1 winner EIGHT RINGS, an Empire Maker half-brother to 2026 Santa Anita Handicap (G1) winner British Isles.

already surpassed $1 million in progeny earnings. Other veteran sires offer proven value for breeders. EDITORIAL, a winning War Front half-brother to Uncle Mo, maintains $79,000 average earnings per starter and 15% black-type horses. Graded stakes winner NORTHERN CAUSEWAY, by Giant’s Causeway, sires durability; his top 10 lifetime runners average 42 starts each. Another black-type son of Giant’s Causeway, NIAGARA FALLS, boasts more than 90 stakes horses under his first four dams. Rancho San Miguel is also bullish about the prospects of the farm’s younger stallions. Undefeated BOLDEN, by leading California sire Square Eddie, will send out his initial crop of 2-year-olds in 2027. Multiple graded stakes winner BRICKYARD RIDE, the top runner by Clubhouse Ride, will have first-crop yearlings. And resident stallion THE STREET FIGHTER currently has his first runners on tap as a black-type performer by Street Boss.

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JAMES SHENOUDA BY JACK SHINAR

RACING’S FUN IS IN THE RIDE

ames Shenouda has two guiding principles when it comes to horse racing: You’ve got to be willing to take a chance and you’ve got to have fun doing it. Shenouda’s stable is named Zephyr Racing, and he often partners with Alfred “Sonny” Pais and Dr. Vahe Melikyan, who races as Innergy Racing Corp. They have disagreements, Shenouda says. But in their bantering, there’s plenty of laughs as well. “You can’t take horse racing too seriously,” said the indefatigable owner and breeder. “It’s supposed to be fun. If you take it too

seriously, you aren’t having any fun. The way I look at it is that if you have a shot, you should take it. When I’m looking at a race, I’m always thinking top four. If I think we’re in the top four (of the horses nominated), then I feel you should try it.” Shenouda said he admires people such as Jerry and Connie Baker, who haven’t hesitated to run their talented California homebred filly Om N Joy aggressively against top-caliber rivals, producing a grade 2 win and multiple grade 1 placings. Over the summer she finished fourth taking on males in the $1 million Pacific Classic (G1). “I love their spirit, and it

James Shenouda (center) poses with partners Dr. Vahe Melikyan and Sonny Pais after Nitti wins the 2025 San Juan Capistrano

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has paid off for them,” he said. Shenouda, 47, put that philosophy in action when he and trainer Antonio Garcia decided to enter his 4-year-old filly, Fibonaccis Ride, in Del Mar’s Solana Beach Stakes at a mile on the turf in mid-August. His faith was rewarded when the California-bred daughter of Clubhouse Ride burst to a convincing victory at odds of 17-1. They ran her back on closing day of the Del Mar meeting Sept. 7 in the John C. Mabee Stakes (G2T). But the tougher competition and longer distance conspired in part to relegate Fibonaccis Ride to a seventh-place finish. Shenouda was anything but disappointed afterward, however, noting that she didn’t regress figure-wise (82 Beyer) from her winning effort and she proved she could run well against several more accomplished horses. Two days earlier, he and Pais scored when their homebred Big Vengeance, in his 12th start against maiden allowance rivals, overcame a stumble at the start of the 61⁄2-furlong test to end his long losing streak. The Calbred posted a front-running 41⁄4-length triumph at 32-1 odds. “Two things—we changed surfaces and running style,” Shenouda said of the improvement. “We’d been trying forever to get this horse a dirt race that fit him, and we wanted him on the lead.” By Mr. Big, 3-year-old Big Vengeance is a gelded half-brother to their stakes winner Curlin’s Kaos, a son

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of Clubhouse Ride who leading California stallion has earned $278,020. Their Collected, Shenouda notes. dam, It’s Vengeance, by That was a mating suggestCurlin, is currently in foal ed by Artificial Intelligence to Kentucky stallion Essenassistance after feeding the tial Quality. program pedigree details. Shenouda was born in Shenouda says he and MeQueens, N.Y., to Egyptian likyan are big proponents parents, but moved with of using AI, for handicaphis family to Southern Calping as well as breeding, ifornia at a young age. He while Pais is more hesitant. and his wife, Sera, live in “It processes all this data Burbank, where they have and saves me so much time raised three children. After (researching),” Shenouda being discharged from the explained. “Once it catches Army in 1999, Shenouon, a bunch of bloodstock da founded a couple of agents are going to be Shenouda and his wife, Sera, live in Burbank and have raised three children successful businesses—an losing their jobs.” insurance brokerage firm Relatively new to ownerand a finance company. He ship after claiming his first also works as an indepenhorse in 2012, Shenouda is dent contractor consulting clearly having a blast. A big on relocations for various part of that is his relationmilitary operations. ship with Pais, who he got Fibonaccis Ride’s dam, know as part of an earlier Wild Caroline, is the only ownership group, and Mebroodmare that Shenouda likyan, a childhood friend solely owns. He is partners who was looking for a hobon several others, many by. They’ve had one graded of them with Pais. He stakes winner together, the claimed Wild Caroline out Irish-bred Nitti, winner of of a winning race in 2015 the 2025 San Juan Capistat Santa Anita for $16,000. rano (G3T). But after six starts, a foot “We bounce ideas off problem forced her retireeach other,” Shenouda ment. said. “Sonny’s got great Shenouda and Melikyan, boyhood friends, share a paddock moment When he decided to ideas. But we bump heads with jockey Armando Ayuso breed her, Shenouda knew from time to time. I’m the where he wanted to go—to more aggressive one. I’m Clubhouse Ride. of $256,107. In all, Wild Caroline has the one that wants to go for it. Sonny “I’ve always been a big fan of Candy produced eight Clubhouse Ride foals. is the one who says we don’t have a Ride; I remember him winning the That includes one that didn’t make it shot there, do this instead. Melikyan is Pacific Classic,” Shenouda said. “And to the track because of injury, a 2-year- more like me. He always wants action. (son) Clubhouse Ride has been a pheold maiden filly, and a yearling filly. We argue over entries the most, and nomenal sire through the years. His The rest are all multiple winners. sometimes we have to drag Sonny horses are strong. I call them Marlboro Now 15, Wild Caroline was bred to along kicking and screaming all the horses. Like on the old advertisements; Clubhouse Ride’s top-notch sprinter way. Marlboro horses are rough and rugged, Brickyard Ride, owned by Pais, but the “But it’s a blessing. We make a really and they can last forever.” foal was stillborn earlier this year. Pais good team. We have a lot of laughs, Their first mating produced Hapi and Shenouda, in partnership, bred five and we treat each other with respect. Hapi in 2017. A claiming horse, the other mares to the young stallion, and You’ve got to have fun in this game or chestnut gelding ran 70 times over the rest are doing well, Shenouda says. you are going to make yourself misereight years with 10 wins and earnings Wild Caroline is currently in foal to able.” 40

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Winners JULY 27, 2026 – SEPTEMBER 20, 2026 2-YEAR-OLDS & UP Acclamation—Whimsy: On the Whim (29-10), g, 6 yo, Del Mar, STK, California Dreamin' S., 8/1, 1 1/16mi (T), 1:40.77, $85,500. American Freedom—Sherika: Fordy G (79-49), g, 6 yo, Tillamook County Fair, ALW, 8/6, about 5f, 1:01.30, $3,850. Bayern—Nice Meidel: Pondicherry (23-16), m, 5 yo, Arapahoe Park, STR, 8/1, 5 1/2f, 1:03.38, $7,200. Big Bad Leroybrown—Code Name Annie: Downthestreetdebby (8-4), m, 7 yo, Grande Prairie, STR, 8/16, 5 1/2f, 1:07.30, $3,604. Bodexpress—Madame Giry: Wiki Kane (50-22), g, 3 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 8/1, 5f (T), 56.12, $48,600. Boisterous—Silent Fusaichi: Loud Fusaichi (29-9), m, 7 yo, Lethbridge - Rmtc, ALW, 9/12, about 6f, 1:10.46, $4,134. Bolt d'Oro—Annabird: Got'm Cot'm (222-103), g, 4 yo, Del Mar, SOC, 8/14, 6 1/2f, 1:16.19, $27,060. Bucchero—Deputy Miss: Yvonne's Miss (125-67), m, 6 yo, Harrah's Columbus Nebraska, SOC, 8/14, 6f, 1:11.27, $4,380. Cat Burglar—Given Star: Raspberry Wine (37-15), m, 5 yo, Wyoming Downs, ALW, 8/9, 6f, 1:10.20, $7,095. Cat Burglar—Familyofroses: Rodrigoknows (37-15), g, 6 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 8/20, 1mi, 1:38.55, $27,600. Clubhouse Ride—Orange Cove: Orange Thunder (102-54), f, 4 yo, Del Mar, SOC, 7/30, 1mi (T), 1:35.24, $29,520. Clubhouse Ride—Wild Caroline: Fibonaccis Ride (102-54), f, 4 yo, Del Mar, STK, Solana Beach S., 8/15, 1mi (T), 1:34.74, $85,500. Clubhouse Ride—Lottawampum: Special Club (102-54), g, 5 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 9/4, 6 1/2f, 1:16.79, $48,600. Clubhouse Ride—R Sunday Surprise: Unpretentious (102-54), c, 4 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, AOC, 9/19, 1mi, 1:37.65, $30,600. Coach Bob—Pahiatua: Sis Boom Bob (7-3), m, 7 yo, Harrah's Columbus Nebraska, SOC, 8/1, 5f, 59.07, $4,380. Dads Caps—Deyonce: Far Western (54-29), g, 4 yo, Grande Prairie, CST, Marathon Series S., 8/2, 1 1/16mi, 1:46.79, $5,697. Dads Caps—Juwwi: Dad's Jubilee (54-29), g, 5 yo, Tillamook County Fair, ALW, 8/8, about 5f, 1:02.00, $3,850. Dads Caps—Silent Mistake: Travelin Witch (54-29), f, 4 yo, Prairie Meadows, AOC, 8/15, 6f, 1:09.13, $21,120. Dads Caps—Capaz: Dad Bod (54-29), g, 7 yo, White Pine Racing, TRL, 8/23, 5 1/2f, 1:06.40, $3,575. Dads Caps—Deyonce: Far Western (54-29), g, 4 yo, Lethbridge - Rmtc, ALW, 9/12, 7f, 1:25.63, $4,134. Danzing Candy—Love Recipe: The Lair (48-20), g, 4 yo, Grants Pass, ALW, 9/14, 5 1/2f, 1:03.66, $4,400. Desert Code—Madame Heat: Sahara Sue (16-6), m, 6 yo, Blackfoot, ALW, 9/6, 5f, 1:01.40, $1,788. Desert Code—Orange Cove: Sanger (16-6), g, 7 yo, Albuquerque, CST, JR Malouff Marathon S., 9/10, 1mi, 1:38.78, $14,500. Desert Code—Alphabet Kisses: Alphabetical Order (16-6), g, 6 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, STR, 9/12, 5 1/2f, 1:03.96, $11,520. Eddington—Kestner: Mattawa N That (2-1), g, 8 yo, Tillamook County Fair, STK, OHBPA Sprint S., 8/8, about 5f, 1:01.20, $4,015.

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Elusive Warning—Swiss Please: Sharp Warning (4-3), g, 9 yo, Sweetwater Downs, STK, Horse Palace S., 8/15, 5 1/2f, 1:07.91, $20,000. Elusive Warning—Swiss Please: Sharp Warning (4-3), g, 9 yo, Sweetwater Downs, SOC, 8/30, 5 1/2f, 1:07.40, $10,000. Empire Way—Alpine Echo: Trotsky (11-6), g, 5 yo, Parx Racing, SOC, 9/1, 6 1/2f, 1:17.33, $18,000. Exaggerator—Sunny Oak: Montana (75-40), g, 6 yo, Blackfoot, STK, Jim and Saundra Evans Memorial S., 9/7, 5f, 1:01.30, $3,025. The Factor—Katalust: Fancy Facts (148-72), f, 4 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 9/7, 5f (T), 57.70, $48,600. Far From Over—Signature Style: Youramystyle (9-3), g, 5 yo, Remington Park, ALW, 9/18, 1 1/16mi, 1:45.12, $23,400. Gig Harbor—Forestry's Delight: Sheza Delight (16-9), m, 8 yo, Blackfoot, STK, Micki Lee Memorial S., 9/12, 5 1/2f, 1:10.10, $2,750. Goldencents—Snap Out of It: Known Idea (278-128), g, 5 yo, Del Mar, STR, 9/7, 6 1/2f, 1:16.96, $49,500. Grazen—Amira J: Bessie Coleman (98-44), m, 5 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 7/30, 6f, 1:10.59, $48,600. Grazen—Malibu Holiday: Jacklyn Lucas (98-44), f, 3 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 8/6, 1mi, 1:37.77, $48,600. Grazen—Rule the Storm: Enos Slaughter (98-44), g, 9 yo, Tillamook County Fair, STK, Slim Williams Memorial S., 8/8, about 1 1/8mi, 1:57.50, $4,043. Grazen—Amira J: Charlie Neal (98-44), g, 4 yo, Emerald Downs, ALW, 8/9, 6 1/2f, 1:15.69, $13,680. Grazen—Miranda Rose: Billie Holiday (98-44), f, 3 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 8/21, 5 1/2f, 1:03.63, $48,600. Grazen—Stash: Lonesome Stew (98-44), g, 6 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 8/22, 1mi (T), 1:34.07, $63,960. Grazen—Pretty Syrie: Selective Hearing (98-44), g, 3 yo, Albuquerque, ALW, 9/5, 5 1/2f, 1:04.13, $17,820. Halladay—Bombshell: Smokeintheair (36-9), g, 3 yo, Assiniboia Downs, ALW, 8/24, 7f, 1:28.71, $11,700. Hoorayforhollywood—Star Catch: Star Entry (2-2), g, 7 yo, Wyoming Downs, SOC, 8/2, 5 1/2f, 1:04.80, $6,105. Idiot Proof—Red Barris: Barrister Proof (23-11), g, 5 yo, Tillamook County Fair, ALW, 8/5, about 5f, 1:01.40, $3,850. Idiot Proof—No More Twinkies: No More Ding Dongs (23-11), g, 5 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, STR, 9/13, 5 1/2f, 1:02.92, $12,960. Indian Evening—Zipping My Way: Wicklow Hills (1-1), g, 8 yo, Arapahoe Park, SOC, 8/1, 6f, 1:08.97, $7,200. Jeranimo—Carolina Grande: Grandisimo (6-3), g, 4 yo, Del Mar, STR, 8/7, 1mi (T), 1:34.71, $25,200. Many Rivers—Ambitoness: Many Ambitions (9-4), g, 7 yo, Sweetwater Downs, SOC, 9/19, 5 1/2f, 1:08.20, $11,100. Merit Man—Pat Olcott: Geezer (2-1), g, 6 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, AOC, 9/20, 6 1/2f, 1:15.99, $30,600. Mo Forza—Californiasunshine: Wild West Coast (46-20), f, 3 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 8/23, 1mi (T), 1:35.63, $48,600. Mo Forza—Sindyfromsantacruz: Famous Forza (46-20), f, 3 yo, Del Mar, SOC, 9/7, 5f (T), 56.84, $29,520. Musketier (GER)—Kissamee Glitter: Christine's Jack (2-2), g, 10 yo, Lethbridge - Rmtc, ALW, 9/20, 7f, 1:25.80, $4,134.

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Not This Time—Hallelujah Girl: Nauvoo (282-128), g, 6 yo, Woodbine, AOC, 9/12, 1 1/8mi, 1:49.81, $49,980. Nyquist—Hacktivism: Hacking It Up (225-91), g, 6 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 8/16, 5f (T), 56.98, $27,600. Om—Sea Royalty: Forever N Love (67-35), f, 3 yo, Harrah's Columbus Nebraska, AOC, 8/2, 6f, 1:12.30, $5,760. Om—Blissful Lady: Creative Om (67-35), g, 5 yo, Emerald Downs, STR, 8/2, 1mi, 1:35.13, $5,700. Om—Blissful Lady: Creative Om (67-35), g, 5 yo, Emerald Downs, STR, 8/16, 1 1/8mi, 1:48.49, $7,980. Om—Scathing: Jaguar Jon (67-35), g, 4 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 9/5, 5f (T), 56.63, $48,600. Om—Blissful Lady: Creative Om (67-35), g, 5 yo, Emerald Downs, STR, 9/7, 1 1/16mi, 1:40.28, $17,100. Om—Z Z Tiger: Sensational Z Z (67-35), f, 4 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, STR, 9/18, 5 1/2f, 1:04.22, $12,960. Passion for Gold—Tisbury: Scotlynn Rae (18-9), f, 3 yo, Tillamook County Fair, ALW, 8/7, about 5f, 1:03.40, $3,850. Prospect Park—Peg's Journey: Back On Track (7-3), m, 5 yo, Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort, AOC, 8/9, 6f, 1:12.88, $12,760. Richard's Kid—Gouyen: Momo's Kiddo (26-13), g, 6 yo, Grande Prairie, STR, 8/9, 6f, 1:13.01, $3,816. Sir Prancealot (IRE)—Salty Fries: Steak Fries (100-43), c, 4 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 8/15, 1mi (T), 1:34.14, $63,180. Sir Prancealot (IRE)—Pure: Pure Madness (100-43), h, 5 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 8/22, 1mi, 1:36.28, $63,180. Sir Prancealot (IRE)—Zendreya: King of Dragons (100-43), g, 4 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 8/22, 1 1/16mi (T), 1:41.50, $48,600. Sir Prancealot (IRE)—X S Gold: Guiltyofhavingfun (100-43), f, 4 yo, Canterbury Park, AOC, 8/27, 5f (T), 56.60, $14,400. Smiling Tiger—Style Award: He's a Knockout (120-59), c, 3 yo, Del Mar, STK, Real Good Deal S., 7/31, 7f, 1:22.71, $85,500. Smiling Tiger—Spring Again: Bourbon Tiger (120-59), m, 5 yo, Tillamook County Fair, STK, OTOBA Miss Tillamook County S., 8/5, about 5f, 1:02.00, $3,493. Smiling Tiger—Starship Duchess: Jacrodra's Devil (120-59), m, 7 yo, Grande Prairie, SST, Distaff Series S., 8/9, 6 1/2f, 1:20.40, $5,856. Smiling Tiger—Magic School: Bit's Tiger Magic (120-59), m, 5 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 8/13, 5f (T), 56.14, $63,960. Smiling Tiger—Addictive: Baby Needs Shoes (120-59), f, 3 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, AOC, 9/13, 5 1/2f, 1:04.29, $30,600. Square Eddie—Grandiose Tactics: Eddie Crosswire (8-4), g, 6 yo, Grande Prairie, STR, 8/8, 7f, 1:28.66, $3,604. Stanford—Tizwellwithmysoul: High Banner (89-51), g, 4 yo, Wyoming Downs, ALW, 7/31, 4 1/2f, 52.00, $6,930. Stanford—Run for Retts: Bound for Heaven (89-51), f, 4 yo, Century Mile, AOC, 7/31, 7f, 1:25.87, $12,900. Stanford—Made to Worship: Sing a Happy Song (89-51), m, 6 yo, Tillamook County Fair, STK, Don Hooker Jenck Memorial S., 8/7, about 5f, 1:01.40, $5,665. Stanford—Run for Retts: Bound for Heaven (89-51), f, 4 yo, Century Mile, AOC, 8/21, 6 1/2f, 1:17.52, $12,900.

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California-sired winners in 2026 of all recent North American races, except straight claiming races.

n Abbreviations used for the class of race are similar to those used by Equibase:

Alw–allowance; Hcp–overnight handicap; names of stakes race are spelled out, with the grade of the race, when applicable, in parentheses.

Stanford—Made to Worship: Sing a Happy Song (89-51), m, 6 yo, Grants Pass, STK, Southern Belle S., 9/13, 5 1/2f, 1:03.49, $7,563. Stanford—Kathleen Rose: Man O Rose (89-51), g, 6 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, STK, E.B. Johnston S., 9/19, 1mi, 1:36.13, $42,000. Stay Thirsty—Sweet Lips Pooh: Tapatio Leo (173-58), g, 6 yo, Wyoming Downs, ALW, 8/1, 5f, 56.40, $7,920. Stay Thirsty—Divine Legacy: Big Drinker (173-58), g, 6 yo, Louisiana Downs, AOC, 8/3, 1mi 70yd, 1:45.88, $14,400. Stay Thirsty—Sobresaliente: Staysober (173-58), g, 7 yo, Wyoming Downs, SOC, 8/8, 6f, 1:10.40, $6,490. Stay Thirsty—Sobresaliente: Staysober (173-58), g, 7 yo, White Pine Racing, ALW, 8/23, 7f, 1:27.40, $3,300. Straight Fire—Duranga: Dottie Hinson (18-10), f, 3 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 9/7, 6 1/2f, 1:17.74, $48,600. Surf Cat—Boss Chick: Seattle Surf (8-3), g, 6 yo, Blackfoot, ALW, 9/6, 5f, 1:02.20, $1,788. Take Charge Indy—Bella Mia: Lead the Charge (92-57), g, 3 yo, Emerald Downs, AOC, 8/30, 6 1/2f, 1:14.85, $14,250. Tamarando—Fast Breaking News: Matt At Five (16-7), g, 3 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 8/8, 6f, 1:09.09, $48,600. Tom's Tribute—Full Snow Moon: Kinky Moon (13-7), m, 6 yo, Emerald Downs, STR, 9/7, 1 1/16mi, 1:42.10, $17,100. Unionize—Rachels Belle: Miss Union (3-1), m, 7 yo, Grants Pass, ALW, 9/13, 5 1/2f, 1:04.30, $4,950. U S Ranger—Squeeze Me Tight: Kona Skye (2-2), g, 9 yo, Wyoming Downs, ALW, 8/1, 6f, 1:10.30, $7,095. U S Ranger—Squeeze Me Tight: Kona Skye (2-2), g, 9 yo, Sweetwater Downs, STK, Exacta S., 9/13, 6 1/2f, 1:19.30, $19,250. Violence—Tryst: Christel Clean (167-82), f, 4 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 9/3, 1mi, 1:37.25, $48,600. Vronsky—Glorious Luck: Lucky N Smart (26-8), g, 5 yo, Del Mar, AOC, 8/14, 5f (T), 56.53, $48,600.

2-YEAR-OLDS Dads Caps—Fracas: Caps and Carnage (54-29), g, 2 yo, Arapahoe Park, STK, Gold Rush Futurity, 8/16, 6f, 1:11.34, $30,000. Early Voting—Lute Player: Early Encore (34-10), c, 2 yo, Del Mar, STK, I'm Smokin S., 9/7, 6f, 1:11.32, $57,000. Pavel—No Closing Costs: Free Closer (41-21), f, 2 yo, Del Mar, STK, California Thoroughbred Breeders' Association S., 8/2, 5 1/2f, 1:04.40, $57,000. Pavel—Taffeta: Net Par (41-21), c, 2 yo, Del Mar, STK, Graduation S., 8/7, 5 1/2f, 1:04.82, $57,000.

MAIDENS Acclamation—Anura (IRE): Its the Bandit (29-10), g, 3 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MCL, 9/19, 1mi, 1:38.25, $9,000. Anthony's Cross—Little Doe: A Lotta Dough (10-4), c, 3 yo, Belterra Park, MCL, 8/28, 6f, 1:11.22, $6,175. Blame—Magically Honored: Blame It On Abby (109-59), f, 3 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 7/31, 6f, 1:12.69, $13,800. Boat Trip—Proud 'n' Ready: Readytoboard (4-2), g, 3 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 9/20, 4 1/2f, 52.36, $4,260. Bodexpress—Allowances (IRE): Cash Assets (50-22), g, 4 yo, Wyoming Downs, MSW, 8/2, 4 1/2f, 52.40, $5,720.

Bodexpress—Valravn: Zadra (50-22), f, 3 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 8/6, 5 1/2f, 1:05.59, $24,000. Bodexpress—La Strada: Roadswitcher (50-22), g, 4 yo, Belterra Park, MCL, 8/8, 1 1/16mi, 1:45.25, $5,890. Bodexpress—Mine Redemption: Dale's Redemption (50-22), g, 2 yo, Arapahoe Park, MSW, 8/9, 5f, 59.15, $7,800. Bodexpress—Lauren Squared: Squared Circle (50-22), g, 2 yo, Delaware Park, MCL, 8/29, 6f, 1:14.87, $15,000. Bodexpress—Allowances (IRE): Cash Assets (50-22), g, 4 yo, Sweetwater Downs, ALW, 9/5, 6f, 1:13.40, $11,000. Bronze Star—Arrivederci Caro: Amor Secreto (5-3), f, 3 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MCL, 9/12, 1mi, 1:40.74, $9,000. Clubhouse Ride—Murray's Girl: No Limit (102-54), g, 2 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 8/21, 5 1/2f, 1:05.81, $24,000. Clubhouse Ride—Warrens Lil Margie: Club Fighter (102-54), c, 2 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 8/23, 5f, 1:00.19, $18,000. Clubhouse Ride—Zuzu's Petals: Glory'z Clubhouse (102-54), f, 4 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 8/28, 5 1/2f, 1:05.12, $24,000. Conquest Farenheit—Madam Sophia: Gypsy J T (22-8), g, 5 yo, Arapahoe Park, MCL, 8/2, 6f, 1:11.05, $5,400. Curlin to Mischief—Rosa Brava (BRZ): Cali Cream (28-13), f, 4 yo, Remington Park, MSW, 9/3, 6f, 1:10.26, $22,470. Curlin to Mischief—Tribal Torch: Seaver Way (28-13), g, 5 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MCL, 9/13, 5f, 58.19, $9,000. Dance Hall Doctor—Big Honey Bee: Mr. Duff (1-1), h, 5 yo, Blackfoot, MSW, 9/7, 5f, 1:04.10, $1,650. Editorial—One Upper: Eleanore's Pick (6-2), f, 2 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 8/9, 5f, 1:00.21, $18,000. Eight Rings—Sage Hill: Family'spet (5-1), c, 2 yo, Wyoming Downs, MSW, 8/8, 4 1/2f, 53.80, $5,720. Gato Del Oro—Early's Kid: Kool Kitten (21-9), f, 3 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 9/4, 6 1/2f, 1:18.28, $48,000. G. G. Ryder—Solitaire: Flight Ryder (7-4), c, 3 yo, Emerald Downs, MCL, 7/31, 1mi, 1:40.69, $5,700. Graydar—Public House: High King (29-7), g, 5 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 9/3, 1 1/16mi (T), 1:44.39, $24,000. Grazen—Win Often: Keepsmesane (98-44), c, 2 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 8/1, 5f, 59.52, $18,000. Grazen—An Unusual Group: Carl Erskine (98-44), g, 3 yo, Albuquerque, MSW, 8/23, 1mi, 1:37.30, $10,680. Halladay—Sofi's Gold: Golden Sentry (36-9), g, 2 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 8/6, 5f (T), 57.16, $48,000. Halladay—Speakers: Humidity (36-9), f, 3 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 8/14, 1mi (T), 1:37.53, $24,000. Halladay—Bonnie Brae: Rocky Colavito (36-9), g, 3 yo, Louisiana Downs, MCL, 9/2, 1mi 70yd, 1:46.66, $5,400. Halladay—Call Me Fancy: Oswald (36-9), g, 3 yo, Prairie Meadows, MCL, 9/7, 1mi 70yd, 1:45.39, $9,240. Halladay—Resarcio: Snapshot (36-9), f, 3 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MCL, 9/20, 6f, 1:12.05, $9,000. Hard Spun—Awesome Debate: Kason's Buckaroo (253-108), c, 2 yo, Sweetwater Downs, MSW, 9/12, 5 1/2f, 1:10.20, $9,500. Idiot Proof—Gogoula: Proof He Goes (23-11), g, 3 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 8/29, 6f, 1:10.91, $24,000. Idiot Proof—Feel Freely: Proof He's Fast (23-11), g, 3 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 9/5, 4 1/2f, 51.35, $4,400.

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I'll Have Another—Predicate: Bad Uncle Ernie (32-18), g, 3 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MCL, 9/12, 6f, 1:10.97, $18,000. Jack Milton—Light One: Jackalope (31-13), g, 2 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MSW, 9/19, 5 1/2f, 1:05.69, $30,000. Jersey Town—Union Twist: Cardboard Tommy (17-3), g, 3 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MCL, 9/19, 6f, 1:11.53, $9,000. King of Jazz (ARG)—Wild N Sly: Wild King (2-2), g, 4 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 8/2, 4 1/2f, 52.88, $3,820. Listing—Albeit: How It Is (10-7), f, 3 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 8/2, 4 1/2f, 52.73, $4,260. Listing—Blame the Agent: First Time Listing (10-7), f, 2 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 8/30, 5f (T), 57.87, $48,000. Maclean's Music—Fujairah: Maggles McGee (245-115), f, 3 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 8/23, 5f (T), 56.66, $48,000. Mendelssohn—Altoon: Miracle Mula (282-131), g, 3 yo, Canterbury Park, MSW, 9/12, 5f (T), 56.66, $13,800. Midnight Lute—Easy Grader: Study Session (67-28), c, 2 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 9/6, 5 1/2f, 1:06.14, $48,000. Midnight Storm—Chao Chom: Manee (76-39), f, 2 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 8/29, 5f (T), 58.55, $48,000. Midnight Storm—Sugar Kisses: Beautiful Dawn (76-39), f, 2 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 8/30, 6f, 1:12.32, $48,000. Ministers Wild Cat—Miss Pickles: Siempre Naman (18-4), f, 4 yo, Albuquerque, MCL, 9/16, 7f, 1:29.41, $9,480. Mr. Big—Glitz: Thetribehasspoken (45-19), f, 4 yo, Finger Lakes, MCL, 8/3, 1mi 70yd, 1:48.50, $8,100. Mr. Big—Steamy Novel: Big Twist (45-19), f, 2 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 8/7, 5f (T), 58.22, $48,000. Mr. Big—Altoon: Big Blast (45-19), f, 2 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 8/28, 1mi (T), 1:37.44, $48,000. Mr. Big—It's Vengeance: Big Vengeance (45-19), g, 3 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 9/5, 6 1/2f, 1:17.46, $48,000. Modernist—Last Great: Imnosurething (54-30), f, 2 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 9/4, 5 1/2f, 1:05.88, $18,000. Mo Forza—Joyce and Me: Mo Diamantes (46-20), g, 3 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 8/15, 5f (T), 57.93, $48,000. Mo Forza—Wild Moment: Believer (46-20), g, 2 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 8/20, 1mi (T), 1:39.12, $48,000. Mo Forza—My Sweet Afleet: My Sweet Forza (46-20), c, 3 yo, Emerald Downs, MCL, 8/23, 6 1/2f, 1:17.11, $4,845. Mo Forza—A Filly Can Dream: Coyote Time (46-20), g, 3 yo, Emerald Downs, MCL, 8/30, 5 1/2f, 1:05.21, $4,845. Mo Forza—Ruby Bradley: Mo Bradley (46-20), g, 3 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 9/7, 1mi (T), 1:35.48, $48,000. Mo Town—Farmers Wife: Farmer Tom (215-105), g, 3 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 9/3, 1mi, 1:39.78, $13,800. Northern Causeway—Elegant Trick: Cote Blanc (31-8), m, 5 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 9/5, 4 1/2f, 52.46, $4,260. Northern Causeway—Hollywood Affair: Murloc Bay (31-8), g, 6 yo, Grants Pass, MSW, 9/14, 5f, 58.53, $3,960. Om—Love a Honeybadger: Omemgee (67-35), f, 3 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 8/15, 4 1/2f, 53.25, $4,310. Om—Scarlet Heat: Mr Akin (67-35), g, 3 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 8/16, 4 1/2f, 52.27, $4,310. Om—Sadie Clare: Marla Hooch (67-35), f, 3 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 8/30, 1mi (T), 1:35.93, $48,000. Om—Love a Honeybadger: Sacred Sound (67-35), f, 4 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MCL, 9/13, 6f, 1:10.49, $18,000.

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Winners JULY 27, 2026 – SEPTEMBER 20, 2026 One Bad Boy—Robertson: Saddle the Wind (5-2), g, 3 yo, Wyoming Downs, MSW, 8/1, 5 1/2f, 1:05.60, $5,720. Passion for Gold—Make Me Adorable: My Man Joe Roldan (18-9), g, 3 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 8/16, 1 1/16mi, 1:45.71, $16,200. Pavel—If Not for You: Ms. Buzzinga (41-21), m, 5 yo, Camarero Race Track, MCL, 7/27, 6f, 1:13.20, $4,350. Pavel—Factor of Two: Factor P (41-21), f, 3 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 8/7, 6f, 1:11.92, $48,000. Pavel—More Complexity: Less Please (41-21), f, 2 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 8/13, 5f (T), 57.74, $48,000. Pavel—Little Treasure (ITY): Fly Colibri (41-21), f, 2 yo, Sweetwater Downs, MSW, 8/30, 5 1/2f, 1:10.20, $9,500. Pavel—What a Family: Ms Grainger Danger (41-21), f, 2 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 9/7, 1mi (T), 1:37.11, $48,000. Paynter—Moving Desert: Van Gogh Style (112-54), g, 3 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 8/13, 6f, 1:10.92, $48,000. Practical Joke—Elusive Temper: Naturally Blonde (338-168), m, 5 yo, Wyoming Downs, MCL, 7/31, 5f, 59.30, $4,620. Promises Fulfilled—Merada: Non Domicile (27-17), g, 4 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 8/8, 1mi (T), 1:35.78, $24,000. Raging Bull (FR)—Van Dien Avenue: La Motta Avenue (64-19), g, 3 yo, Evangeline Downs, MCL, 8/8, 7f, 1:26.54, $6,000. Richard's Kid—Dane's Thunder: Dane the Great (26-13), g, 4 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 8/13, 1mi, 1:40.47, $13,800. Rock Your World—Gem of the Nile: Compromise (109-51), f, 2 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 7/30, 1mi (T), 1:38.37, $48,000. Rousing Sermon—Ermine's Song: Rousing Rhythm (11-3), f, 3 yo, Los Alamitos, MCL, 9/19, 4 1/2f, 52.63, $4,260. Rumpus Cat—Liberty Kitten: Liberty Cat (10-3), c, 2 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 8/6, 5f (T), 58.07, $48,000. Rumpus Cat—Paradise Reunion: Rumpus in Paradise (10-3), f, 3 yo, Canterbury Park, MSW, 9/6, 1mi (T), 1:37.42, $13,800.

Sir Prancealot (IRE)—Ros's Girl: Our Hula Girl (100-43), f, 3 yo, Emerald Downs, MCL, 7/31, 6f, 1:12.23, $4,845. Sir Prancealot (IRE)—Broadbeach (IRE): Balaza (100-43), f, 3 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 8/1, 5f (T), 57.33, $48,000. Sir Prancealot (IRE)—Babes Bridge It: All About Babes (100-43), g, 4 yo, Emerald Downs, MCL, 8/9, 6 1/2f, 1:17.17, $4,845. Sir Prancealot (IRE)—Steffi: Francesconi (100-43), g, 3 yo, Arapahoe Park, MSW, 8/15, 5 1/2f, 1:06.65, $7,800. Sir Prancealot (IRE)—Radiant Belle: Livin Right (100-43), g, 3 yo, Emerald Downs, MCL, 8/22, 6 1/2f, 1:16.16, $7,410. Sir Prancealot (IRE)—Dawn Traveller (IRE): Pa Pa Parker (100-43), g, 3 yo, Sweetwater Downs, MSW, 9/19, 5 1/2f, 1:09.20, $10,600. Sir Prancealot (IRE)—Sipmychardonnaynae: Imelda Is My Light (100-43), g, 2 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MCL, 9/20, 6f, 1:12.92, $12,000. Smiling Tiger—Feel the Charge: Simply Smiles (120-59), f, 3 yo, Emerald Downs, MCL, 8/8, 6f, 1:11.50, $5,700. Smiling Tiger—Lutess: One Phil (120-59), g, 5 yo, Emerald Downs, MCL, 8/15, 1mi, 1:36.93, $5,700. Smiling Tiger—Melanie Rose: Winsor George (120-59), g, 2 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MCL, 9/11, 5f, 59.14, $12,000. Smiling Tiger—English Royal: Regal Tiger (120-59), g, 3 yo, Sweetwater Downs, MSW, 9/12, 6f, 1:14.00, $9,500. Smokem—My Love Magnet: Smokin Hot Chick (25-11), f, 3 yo, Camarero Race Track, MCL, 8/28, 6 1/2f, 1:21.79, $4,350. Smokem—Heavenly Pride: Devine Dignity (25-11), c, 3 yo, Sweetwater Downs, MSW, 8/30, 5 1/2f, 1:09.20, $9,500. Smokem—Bunny Yogurt: Tijuana Bunny (25-11), f, 3 yo, Camarero Race Track, MCL, 9/6, 1mi, 1:44.67, $3,770. Stanford—Loveherheart: I Got a Fast Carr (89-51), c, 2 yo, Canterbury Park, MSW, 8/13, 5f, 59.56, $13,800.

Stanford—Ju Ju Baby: Palo Alto Baby (89-51), f, 2 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 8/20, 5 1/2f, 1:05.30, $24,000. Stay Thirsty—Daylight Ahead: Awesome Queen (173-58), f, 3 yo, Camarero Race Track, MCL, 8/7, 7f, 1:25.37, $4,698. Stay Thirsty—Will Take a Kiss: Cupid Cowboy (173-58), c, 2 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 8/16, 6f, 1:12.48, $48,000. Straight Fire—Knockout Bertie: Maggies Mission (18-10), f, 3 yo, Gillespie County Fairground, MCL, 8/15, 4f, 46.16, $6,720. Straight Fire—Phantom Indian: Phantom Fire (18-10), f, 2 yo, Ellis Park, MCL, 8/17, 6f, 1:12.65, $17,707. Street Boss—Woven: Crime Lord (115-54), g, 4 yo, Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort, MCL, 9/13, 5 1/2f, 1:08.38, $4,930. Tap Back—Revenue Virginius: Potica (16-4), f, 2 yo, Los Alamitos Race Course, MCL, 9/20, 6f, 1:12.35, $12,000. Thousand Words—Conoloway: Lady Ruth (103-50), f, 3 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 8/20, 1mi, 1:39.45, $13,800. Tonalist—Zap Dance: Daytona Diamond (114-53), f, 2 yo, Del Mar, MSW, 8/8, 5 1/2f, 1:04.52, $48,000. Tonalist—Zap Dance: Daytona Diamond (114-53), f, 2 yo, Del Mar, STK, Generous Portion S., 9/4, 6f, 1:12.69, $57,000. Twirling Candy—White Winged Dove: Layneesdovecandy (254-104), g, 3 yo, White Pine Racing, MSW, 8/22, 5f, 1:01.65, $3,300. Twirling Candy—White Winged Dove: Layneesdovecandy (254-104), g, 3 yo, Elko County Fair, ALW, 8/29, 6f, 1:16.50, $3,555. Uptown Rythem—Subpoena the Dress: Judge Oliver (8-3), g, 4 yo, Assiniboia Downs, MSW, 9/2, 6f, 1:13.40, $12,900. Uptown Rythem—Subpoena the Dress: Judge Oliver (8-3), g, 4 yo, Assiniboia Downs, ALW, 9/15, 6f, 1:12.72, $11,700. Volatile—Mary Coughlan: Driftingandreaming (152-73), c, 3 yo, Del Mar, MCL, 8/2, 5 1/2f, 1:04.44, $24,000.

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One of the basic strategies when trying to avoid disease is to vaccinate foals and young horses, to start building immunity to common equine diseases. Dr. Bruce Connally, a veterinarian in Berthoud, Colo., in a sports-medicine practice, says respiratory disease in young horses can be minimized with a good vaccination program. “The main recommendation regarding vaccination against influenza, for instance, is to vaccinate horses 3 years old and under or any horses performing/competing and subjected to exposure from horses outside their own farm,” Connally said. “Influenza can be a serious issue for young horses, and not that big a deal for adults that already have some immunity and exposure.” Routine vaccinations with properly timed first injections and appropriate boosters can help the young horse build a foundation for immunity. “Flu is one of the big ones we think about for youngsters, along with tetanus,” Connally said. “You want to get their immunity started.” The things to vaccinate for, and age to start— for foals—are listed in the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ recommendations. This is something you should also discuss with your veterinarian, especially when working on a herd health program for a breeding farm.

WARTS

One issue that is mainly a young-horse problem is warts. These are not a health hazard unless on rare occasions they become so large they obstruct the nostrils or make the area so sore that the horse won’t eat. The most common warts seen on young horses appear around the muzzle. “We rarely have to treat warts because they run their course and disappear after the horse mounts an immune response,” said Connally. Dr. Tia Nelson, a veterinarian/farrier in Helena, Mont., says these are often called yearling warts. “Occasionally, they can be painful, so if you are training the young horse and trying to use a halter or bridle, it might cause the horse to resist,” she said. “Typically, we recommend ignoring them because in most horses they run their course quickly and the horse has immunity against warts for the rest of its life. Occasionally, however, we see some that are so thick and large that the horse has a difficult time eating. In this situation we sedate the horse and Warts most commonly use pliers to crush occur around the muzzle some of the warts enough to make them bleed.” Warts are caused by a virus. Stimulating the immune system by getting the virus into the bloodstream acts like a vaccination. “This enables the horse’s body to mount an immune response quicker than when you simply leave warts alone,” Nelson said. “Usually within a week to 10 days they shrink up and are all gone. In the meantime, we may give the young horse Bute or Banamine to help with the discomfort while recovering.”

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everal issues can show up more commonly in young horses than adults. This is partly due to the fact that young horses are still building immunity to common diseases and parasites. Their growing bodies are also vulnerable to growth-related problems—and overwork issues if put into training at an early age.

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Developmental orthopedic disease is a blanket term that covers such things as crooked legs and contracted tendons at birth, physitis, osteochondrosis, osteochondritis dissecans, subchondral bone cysts, and wobbler syndrome. Some of these problems develop as the foal grows, and some show up when the young horse is put into training. Many young horses are at risk for some types of DOD because of the way they are bred, raised, and managed— with rich diets and not enough exercise. Growth problems cover a diverse group of skeletal diseases. “Some of these are present when the foal is born—crooked legs, knock-knees, etc.,” said Connally. “But others develop as the foal begins to grow, especially if the foal is pushed for growth or does not have balanced nutrition. “Most of these problems require intervention. In some situations, the veterinarian may take x-rays and then decide whether this is a surgical case or a management case. Some problems can be corrected with diligent hoof trimming or a change in diet and exercise. “On the knock knees and crooked fetlocks at birth, intervention must take place within the first weeks of life, while you have a chance to make corrections as the foal grows.” For DOD problems in which foals are growing too fast (which can adversely affect bone structure), owners can cut back on their feed or wean them early. “Some of the predisposing factors in many orthopedic diseases include nutritional imbalances (such as trace minerals like copper, and balance of calcium and phosphorus),” said Connally. The foal also needs proper exercise. All bony structures need some concussion and stress to develop properly, with adequate strength. They thicken and develop more fully in response to stress, as long as it’s not too much stress. Some DOD problems don’t show up until later, when the young horse is put into training as a long yearling or 2-yearold. “By that time, trying to correct these with management is nearly impossible,” Connally said. “By then we’ve lost most of our opportunity to affect the growth 48

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ing worm larvae before they reach maturity and produce eggs that would show up on a fecal sample. Connally recommends treating young horses for parasites early, to prevent potential damage. “Foals can pick up enough ascarids to cause colic that will kill them,” he said. “We need to start deworming babies at about a month of age, with a second deworming at about 2 months. “Management is important, too. If the young horse is on a dry lot with no green grass and good manure management, some parasites won’t be much problem. A lot depends on the environment. Horses in a dry corral don’t have as much chance to pick up worms because they are not exposed as much as the horses out on pasture. Drying and heat tends to kill parasites.”

plates. They are already closed or are closing. Some things have to be managed as early as possible. “By that time there may also be weak areas in the bones/cartilage of joints, and maybe bone cysts, and the young horse doesn’t stay sound when put in training. OCD, for instance, is often occult; you don’t see lameness until you put the horse into training. You may just see a bulky hock, increased joint fluid, or intermittent mild lameness. If you x-ray those joints, you can see the lesions and provide treatment. In many instances it will be surgical, although other things like shock wave therapy sometimes help.”

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DOD

Structural abnormalities in foals need to be corrected early

WORM PROBLEMS

Young horses are more vulnerable to worm damage than adults simply because older horses have usually developed immunity to some of the parasites, especially ascarids. It’s rare to find many ascarids in an adult horse. Deworming strategies have changed, however, from traditional, periodic deworming. “What we recommend now is fecal checks for worm eggs in adult horses to see which horses are carrying worm loads,” said Nelson. “If we find horses that are shedding worm eggs, we figure out how to deal with it. If they don’t have a problem, we don’t worry.” With foals, however, owners can’t wait that long to start deworming because a lot of damage is already done by the migrat-

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“Strangles, influenza, and rhino are probably managed better with a good biosecurity program than by vaccination,” said Connally. “The vaccines are fairly effective, but not spectacular. To rely on vaccines without biosecurity is a huge mistake. “We need to keep babies from being exposed to other horses, and it makes sense, vaccination-wise, to try to protect young horses during their weanling through 2-year-old years as they move out of the biosecurity of their home pasture. Start first vaccinations at the recommended ages and do the appropriate boosters. Influenza vaccinations are important up to 3 years of age, and I wish the rhino vaccine was more effective.” Biosecurity is the best disease prevention, especially on a farm where there are young horses. “Using vaccine is great, but biosecurity when raising young horses is extremely important,” Connally said. “When I worked with racehorses, I had one client who every year could count on his 2-year-olds doing fine in training and staying incredibly healthy at his place—and then he’d take them to the track and half of them would be unable to run in their first race because of respiratory disease. You couldn’t completely fix the problem with vaccines alone.” Young horses are more vulnerable to respiratory diseases than adults, especially

if stressed at weaning or exposed to contagious diseases. “It could be strangles, influenza, rhodococcus, a herpes virus, or some other virus or bacteria,” said Nelson. “As a start, I suggest that people make sure their mares are well vaccinated before foals are born, so foals will obtain antibodies soon after birth via colostrum. Then we hope that as maternal immunities are waning, their own immune systems are coming on line and starting to take over this protective role. “Strangles is a controversial vaccine, and something you might not use unless you’ve had a problem with strangles on your farm. There are situations where your veterinarian might feel you need to give horses some protection. Generally, strangles vaccination is not recommended, but in the face of an outbreak it can give horses some protection. The main thing is to not vaccinate horses that have already been exposed, or horses that have high titers, or you increase risk for developing purpura hemorrhagica.” The AAEP core vaccines do not include flu, rhino, or strangles, Nelson pointed out. Horses not exposed to other horses and living on a facility with good biosecurity shouldn’t need those. Respiratory diseases in young horses should be dealt with on a case-by-case basis. Consult with your veterinarian to discuss herd health. OVERWORK/HEAVY TRAINING

“There are feet and leg issues, and damage that can be easily done to young horses from overtraining,” said Connally. “This can include sore joints and bucked shins.” Nelson said, “Bucked shins is an overuse injury, but with resolve with rest. In earlier years, many racehorse trainers and veterinarians pin-fired those injuries—which enforced a rest—which achieved the same results. There’s no need to use pin-firing or blistering. All these young horses need is about five to seven weeks off work, and when you bring them back, they are no longer sore. “Bucked shins are micro-fractures of the dorsal cortex of the cannon bones in the front legs due to excessive concussion. When they recover, those bones are actually stronger. Growing bones need some stress in order to strengthen. Just don’t overdo it. I have seen older horses with bucked shins, so it’s not just a young-horse syndrome; it’s

an over-use syndrome.” Young horses in training are more commonly affected because they are put into harder work than they have been accustomed to in their short lives, as bones are still growing and maturing. DENTAL ISSUES

Nelson has seen serious overbites (“parrot mouth”) and underbites (“sow mouth”) in foals. “I found that if we address this early in life, floating their teeth periodically starting at about 3 months of age, we can correct some of these problems,” she said. “One client’s foal had an overbite so severe that you could put your thumb between the front of his bottom teeth and the back of his upper teeth. By the time he was 3 years old, his bite was perfect, with top and bottom incisors matching evenly. But we were diligent to float his teeth every 3 months, to take off the little ridges and bars. “We have to be proactive while babies are young and the jaw still growing—and you have a chance to make a difference. There is a lot of plasticity in young growing bones.” It pays to monitor a young horse’s teeth and mouth, even if things are normal at birth. Young horses sometimes have problems when shedding baby teeth and permanent teeth are coming in. The temporary back teeth usually push up through the gums sometime during

Tooth bumps can occur under the lower jaw

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the foal’s first month of life. These baby teeth remain in place until they are pushed out when the permanent teeth come in. Horses ages 2 through 4 are in the process of losing those baby teeth (caps), and they are normally shed in sets of four. The first set of caps is shed when the horse is about 21⁄2 years of age, the second set at 3 years of age, and the final set of caps comes off at about 31⁄2 to 4 years of age. Not all young horses follow the textbook schedule, and sometimes there are complications. In humans, baby teeth come loose and fall out as permanent teeth come in. But in horses the baby teeth deteriorate as the new permanent teeth start to erupt. The old ones become hollow. Sometimes these caps do not detach from the gums when the permanent teeth are pushing them out. This condition is called a retained cap and can cause inflammation of the gums, a painful mouth, and sometimes a sinus problem if it is in the upper jaw. If the retained cap is not removed, it may cause the new tooth to grow in at improper angle or become impacted. Permanent molars trying to come in may also become impacted if the jaw is too narrow. It’s common to see “tooth bumps” under the lower jaw in a horse that is 3 or 4. Most of these resolve over time but sometimes need attention. “Dental issues need to be addressed,” said Nelson. “Teeth should be evaluated at least annually, and sometimes more often in the young horse. “Tooth problems in a young horse can interfere with training due to pain caused by the bit. Or he may become hard to bridle. Mouth pain can make a horse perform poorly. The horse may be tossing its head because the premolars have sharp little edges and hurt when the bit hits them. It’s fairly common to have to remove ‘wolf teeth’ for instance. “Any time a young horse is not being agreeable when starting training, we check teeth, feet, backs (I am also a chiropractor/ acupuncturist). We determine whether we are just dealing with attitude rather than pain (and avoidance) due to a physical problem. Attitude is pretty rare, in my opinion, in young horses. There’s usually a physical component involved.”

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MILLIONAIRE CAL-BRED EARNERS (STATISTICS THRU SEPT. 27, 2026) Name

Earnings (US$)

Name

Earnings (US$)

1 California Chrome, 11 h by Lucky Pulpit

$14,752,650

36 Silveyville, 78 h by Petrone

$1,282,880

2 Tiznow, 97 h by Cee’s Tizzy

$6,427,830

37 Slow Down Andy, 19 c by Nyquist

$1,276,600

3 Best Pal, 88 g by Habitony (IRE)

$5,668,245

38 Full Moon Madness, 95 g by Half a Year

$1,256,098

4 Lava Man, 01 g by Slew City Slew

$5,268,706

39 Gourmet Girl, 95 m by Cee’s Tizzy

$1,255,373

5 Snow Chief, 83 h by Reflected Glory

$3,383,210

40 Cavonnier, 93 g by Batonnier

$1,254,165

6 Bertrando, 89 h by Skywalker

$3,185,610

41 Ancient Title, 70 g by Gummo

$1,252,791

7 Free House, 94 h by Smokester

$3,178,971

42 Nashoba’s Key, 03 m by Silver Hawk

$1,252,090

8 General Challenge, 96 g by General Meeting

$2,877,178

43 Juno Pentagon, 93 h by Red Ransom

$1,239,897

9 Budroyale, 93 g by Cee’s Tizzy

$2,840,810

44 Texcess, 02 g by In Excess (IRE)

$1,235,335

10 Thor’s Echo, 02 g by Swiss Yodeler

$2,461,490

45 Spiced Perfection, 15 m by Smiling Tiger

$1,224,705

11 Nostalgia’s Star, 82 h by Nostalgia

$2,154,827

46 Evening Jewel, 07 m by Northern Afleet

$1,221,399

12 Acclamation, 06 h by Unusual Heat

$1,958,048

47 Dream of Summer, 99 m by Siberian Summer

$1,191,150

13 Amazombie, 06 g by Northern Afleet

$1,920,378

48 King Glorious, 86 h by Naevus

$1,175,650

14 Native Desert, 93 g by Desert Classic

$1,828,177

49 Cacoethes, 86 h by Alydar

$1,169,064

15 Flying Continental, 86 h by Flying Paster

$1,815,938

50 Luthier Fever, 91 h by Mt. Livermore

$1,160,852

16 Big Jag, 93 g by Kleven

$1,800,329

51 Majestic Oops, 20 m by Majestic Harbor

$1,153,309

17 Grey Memo, 97 h by Memo (CHI)

$1,736,683

52 Lazy Slusan, 95 m by Slewvescent

$1,150,410

18 Proud Tower Too, 02 h by Proud Irish

$1,735,572

53 Valentine Dancer, 00 m by In Excess (IRE)

$1,144,126

19 The Chosen Vron, 18 g by Vronsky

$1,709,678

54 Richter Scale, 94 h by Habitony

$1,139,958

20 Bold Chieftain, 03 h by Chief Seattle

$1,683,181

55 Somethinaboutlaura, 02 m by Dance Floor

$1,129,365

21 Brother Derek, 03 h by Benchmark

$1,611,138

56 Flying Paster, 76 h by Gummo

$1,127,460

22 The Usual Q. T., 06 g by Unusual Heat

$1,531,240

57 Sky Jack, 96 g by Jaklin Klugman

$1,115,127

23 McCann’s Mojave, 00 h by Memo (CHI)

$1,513,565

58 Excessivepleasure, 00 g by In Excess (IRE)

$1,081,615

24 Dancing in Silks, 05 g by Black Minnaloushe

$1,500,401

59 Greg’s Gold, 01 g by Lake George

$1,067,923

25 Ashleyluvssugar, 11 g by Game Plan

$1,488,083

60 Megan’s Interco, 89 g by Interco

$1,062,465

26 Super Diamond, 80 g by Pass the Glass

$1,469,233

61 Echo Eddie, 97 g by Restless Con

$1,044,354

27 Men’s Exclusive, 93 g by Exclusive Ribot

$1,451,126

62 Fali Time, 81 h by Faliraki (IRE)

$1,033,179

28 Moscow Burning, 00 m by Moscow Ballet

$1,417,800

63 Native Diver, 59 g by Imbros

$1,026,500

29 Continental Red, 96 g by Flying Continental

$1,383,788

64 Soi Phet, 08 g by Tizbud

$1,023,917

30 Fran’s Valentine, 82 m by Saros (GB)

$1,375,465

65 Cost of Freedom, 03 g by Cee’s Tizzy

$1,018,799

31 Unusual Suspect, 04 h by Unusual Heat

$1,361,522

66 Halo Dolly, 08 m by Popular

$1,016,466

32 Alert Bay, 11 g by City Zip

$1,342,813

67 Ultra Blend, 06 m by Richly Blended

$1,015,646

33 Brown Bess, 82 m by Petrone

$1,300,920

68 Letthebighossroll, 88 g by Flying Paster

$1,014,377

34 Idiot Proof, 04 h by Benchmark

$1,294,484

69 Richard’s Boy, 12 g by Idiot Proof

$1,011,872

35 California Flag, 04 g by Avenue of Flags

$1,288,825

70 Closing Remarks, 18 m by Vronsky

$1,000,320

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2026 LEADING BREEDERS IN CALIFORNIA BY EARNINGS (THRU SEPT. 20, 2026) Breeder

Starts

Wins

Stakes Wins

Richard Barton Enterprises Reddam Racing Terry C. Lovingier Harris Farms Nick Alexander Legacy Ranch Jerry Baker and Connie Baker Tommy Town Thoroughbreds Mr. & Mrs. Larry D. Williams William Dory, Sandy Dory, Gary Kropp & Janet Kropp PT Syndicate #1 Dr. & Mrs. William T. Gray Liberty Road Stables DP Racing BG Stables J. Kirk Robison and Judy Robison C-Punch Ranch Premier Thoroughbreds Victory Rose Thoroughbreds Linda Madsen George Krikorian James Shenouda Milt Policzer Alice Camille Bamford Steve Henry Moger Daehling Ranch Thomas W. Bachman Bar C Racing Stables Old English Rancho Mo Forza Partners Rainmaker Racing, Ben and Sally Warren and Bret Lewis Larry Odbert Richard Barton Enterprises and Robert Traynor Paula Capestro Rozamund Barclay JK Racing Williamson Racing Rainmaker Racing B & B Zietz Stables Moger Inc. and Neary Racing Francis O’Leary Four Quarters Kretz Racing Say Jay Racing Glen Hill Farm Willow Tree Farm and G. W. Thomas Rancho San Miguel Norman Tavares Robert Traynor Albert and Kathleen Mattivi Carliwood Farms Red Baron’s Barn and Rancho Temescal Turner Shiew Mr. and Mrs. William T. Griffin SLO Racing Stable Dr. Edward C. Allred

836 458 708 449 290 145 10 210 110 16 86 119 85 50 111 63 70 98 68 151 61 29 58 21 17 86 36 25 69 18 19 101 68 18 108 44 59 20 5 17 65 42 32 7 26 19 55 79 37 18 23 3 19 20 33 20

121 65 84 69 48 19 3 38 13 5 19 10 18 11 16 9 9 20 15 14 15 4 9 4 6 15 4 3 7 3 4 10 11 4 10 4 5 4 3 5 15 3 8 1 2 4 3 7 10 2 3 2 9 4 3 6

12 4 2 4 4 0 3 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

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Earnings

Mohaven ($187,000) Pavlovian ($524,250) Fionello ($113,900) Start the Ride ($198,990) Jaguar Jon ($142,520) Known Idea ($129,976) Om N Joy ($341,500) Theresasilverlinin ($79,540) Grand Slam Smile ($244,000) Majestic Oops ($476,750) Uncle Chilly ($110,400) Drop Um ($59,184) Scene by Me ($68,600) Pure Chaos ($111,320) Run With Liberty ($99,306) None Above the Law ($118,110) Prince Dolce ($129,580) Third Beer ($56,960) Proof He Rides ($55,380) Lyndee’s Dream ($65,760) Big Blast ($57,600) Fibonaccis Ride ($183,400) Jennys Wine Girl ($73,600) Wild West Coast ($87,060) Romantic Ride ($120,840) Grandisimo ($63,120) Sammy Davis ($59,650) Big City Lights ($143,040) Flyover ($128,552) Ventry Strand ($94,720) Special Club ($149,000) Ottis Betts ($50,846) Going Deep ($49,442) Strident Miss ($62,000) Clarina ($57,742) Donttellmewhattodo ($95,080) Daytona Diamond ($105,000) Galloping Ghost ($58,400) Man O Rose ($189,500) Irish Royalty ($158,536) Rachel’s Coach ($63,030) Practical Blame ($59,220) Ryan’s Girl ($121,560) Hey Jessie ($174,250) Maggles McGee ($103,500) Coach Cronin ($152,460) Cali Cream ($48,690) Liberty Cat ($48,000) Baby Waylon ($47,620) A Great Shaking ($80,740) Cecilia Street ($120,570) Runamileinmyshoes ($141,900) Distant Fleet ($88,430) Dottie Hinson ($71,720) Tis Sunrise ($61,900) See Through It ($98,327)

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$3,487,136 $3,390,696 $2,471,426 $2,310,295 $2,157,563 $668,922 $648,250 $585,903 $576,122 $503,462 $494,168 $399,866 $341,847 $334,862 $334,198 $332,324 $326,442 $319,007 $291,467 $288,041 $271,581 $270,850 $268,412 $252,782 $230,407 $230,282 $225,401 $224,805 $223,951 $223,780 $215,200 $207,701 $204,103 $199,100 $196,728 $195,035 $194,420 $192,620 $189,500 $188,616 $187,868 $182,070 $180,262 $174,750 $165,929 $156,039 $155,621 $153,982 $147,409 $147,040 $143,115 $141,900 $140,982 $140,135 $134,694 $134,179

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Leading California Sires Lists 2026 LEADING SIRES IN CALIFORNIA BY AVERAGE EARNINGS PER RUNNER

2026 LEADING SIRES IN CALIFORNIA BY MONEY WON

Races Sire Rnrs Won Earned

Earnings/ Runner

Races Sire Rnrs Strts Won

Earned

1 Majestic Harbor, 2008, by Rockport Harbor

$614,192

$55,836

1 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

123

680

116

$4,731,717

2 Pavel, 2014, by Creative Cause

28 $2,011,893

$49,071

2 Collected, 2013, by City Zip

154

710

$4,289,852

$36,515

3 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

192

1199

149

$4,212,955

4 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger

137

748

116

$3,584,377

5 Mr. Big, 2003, by Dynaformer

450

$3,341,069

6 I’ll Have Another, 2009, by Flower Alley

138

1421

131

$3,219,950

7 Midnight Storm, 2011, by Pioneerof the Nile 106

679

$3,016,230

8 Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig

353

$2,826,314

9 Clubhouse Ride, 2008, by Candy Ride (ARG) 81

448

$2,384,934

10 Stanford, 2012, by Malibu Moon

510

$2,078,255

11 Square Eddie, 2006, by Smart Strike

433

$1,977,812

3 Tough Sunday, 2012, by Grazen

$401,665

4 Collected, 2013, by City Zip

156 125 $4,733,119

$30,341

5 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

100

62 $2,835,651

$28,357

6 Om, 2012, by Munnings

50 $1,890,515

$28,217

7 Clubhouse Ride, 2008, by Candy Ride (ARG) 102

78 $2,650,121

$25,982

8 Listing, 2016, by Square Eddie

$230,390

$23,039

9 Tamarando, 2011, by Bertrando

$361,454

$22,591

10 Empire Way, 2009, by Empire Maker

$236,949

$21,541

11 Sir Prancealot (IRE), 2010, by Tamayuz (GB) 113

77 $2,304,540

$20,394

12 Jack Milton, 2010, by War Front

419

$1,899,960

12 Mo Forza, 2016, by Uncle Mo

$957,574

$20,374

13 Acclamation, 2006, by Unusual Heat

305

$1,439,426

13 Mr. Big, 2003, by Dynaformer

$904,237

$20,094

14 Sir Prancealot (IRE), 2010, by Tamayuz (GB)

508

$1,345,074

14 Stanford, 2012, by Malibu Moon

77 $1,736,675

$19,296

15 Curlin to Mischief, 2011, by Curlin

298

$1,342,808

15 Tom’s Tribute, 2010, by Lion Heart

$247,020

$19,002

16 Graydar, 2009, by Unbridled’s Song

419

$1,306,600

16 I’ll Have Another, 2009, by Flower Alley

44 $1,184,645

$18,804

17 Dads Caps, 2010, by Discreet Cat

281

$1,151,769

17 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger

120

95 $2,221,679

$18,514

18 Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat

330

$968,065

18 Curlin to Mischief, 2011, by Curlin

$18,353

19 Ministers Wild Cat, 2000, by Deputy Minister 45

319

$900,266

20 Misremembered, 2006, by Candy Ride (ARG) 57

347

$884,712

21 Jersey Town, 2006, by Speightstown

317

$869,855

22 Cat Burglar, 2010, by Unbridled’s Song

206

$803,961

23 Tamarando, 2011, by Bertrando

152

$784,222

24 Catholic Boy, 2015, by More Than Ready

175

$771,034

25 Empire Way, 2009, by Empire Maker

171

$769,944

26 Idiot Proof, 2004, by Benchmark

171

$763,006

27 Majestic Harbor, 2008, by Rockport Harbor

173

$695,856

$513,888

19 Mrazek, 2013, by Square Eddie

$218,761

$18,230

20 Gato Del Oro, 2014, by Medaglia d’Oro

$370,235

$17,630

21 Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig

$455,269

$17,510

2026 LEADING TURF SIRES IN CALIFORNIA Sire

Rnrs Strts Wnrs Wins

Earned

1 Collected, 2013, by City Zip

63 175

26 $1,936,326

2 Sir Prancealot (IRE), 2010, by Tamayuz (GB)

74 235

34 $1,433,889

28 Gallant Son, 2006, by Malabar Gold

153

$689,812

3 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

59 142

17 $1,272,303

29 Richard’s Kid, 2005, by Lemon Drop Kid

231

$670,339

4 Clubhouse Ride, 2008, by Candy Ride (ARG) 50 138

19 $1,045,073

30 Rousing Sermon, 2009, by Lucky Pulpit

139

$650,664

202

$640,880

5 Om, 2012, by Munnings

39 100

$822,002

31 Tom’s Tribute, 2010, by Lion Heart

6 Smiling Tiger, 2007-24, by Hold That Tiger

$668,050

32 Gig Harbor, 2008, by City Zip

162

$600,207

7 Mo Forza, 2016, by Uncle Mo

$599,122

33 Bold Chieftain, 2003, by Chief Seattle

175

$559,134

8 Pavel, 2014, by Creative Cause

$415,648

34 Jeranimo, 2006, by Congaree

204

$540,637

35 Slew’s Tiznow, 2005, by Tiznow

117

$518,336

36 Northern Causeway, 2008, by Giant’s Causeway 48

289

$513,797

37 Desert Code, 2004, by E Dubai

116

$508,497

38 Mrazek, 2013, by Square Eddie

$424,656

39 Pavel, 2014, by Creative Cause

$396,667

40 Prospect Park, 2012, by Tapit

137

$393,961

41 He Be Fire N Ice, 2008, by Unusual Heat

$381,749

42 Editorial, 2014, by War Front

$364,198

43 Smokem, 2015, by Union Rags

$352,141

9 Catholic Boy, 2015, by More Than Ready

40 114

$400,851

10 I’ll Have Another, 2009, by Flower Alley

$382,160

11 Acclamation, 2006, by Unusual Heat

$312,147

12 Stanford, 2012, by Malibu Moon

$296,419

13 Halladay, 2016, by War Front

$284,205

14 Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig

$260,615

15 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

$253,613

16 Midnight Storm, 2011, by Pioneerof the Nile 31

$233,514

17 Mr. Big, 2003-24, by Dynaformer

$222,940

44 Smart Bid, 2006, by Smart Strike

157

$341,792

18 Jack Milton, 2010, by War Front

$207,636

45 Far From Over, 2012, by Blame

139

$333,444

19 Cat Burglar, 2010, by Unbridled’s Song

$190,170

46 Conquest Farenheit, 2014, by Scat Daddy

118

$297,844

20 Tamarando, 2011, by Bertrando

$148,540

47 Big Bad Leroybrown, 2004, by Wild Again

$294,041

The statistics shown here are compiled by The Jockey Club Information Systems (TJCIS). While every effort is made to prevent errors and omissions, California Thoroughbred cannot guarantee their complete and total accuracy. Earnings are from all available Northern Hemisphere racing and include adjusted money from Japan and Hong Kong. For example, the North American average earnings per starter in 2024 was $31,529 or 86% of the 2024 average earnings per starter in Japan. To put 2025 earnings on par, all Japanese progeny earnings are multiplied by 86% before being credited to a sire’s progeny earnings. For 2025, Hong Kong earnings are adjusted by 17%; Stakes winners and wins follow TJCIS stakes rules. Racing statistics through Sep. 20, 2026.

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2026 LEADING SIRES IN CALIFORNIA BY MEDIAN EARNINGS PER RUNNER

Races Sire Rnrs Wnrs Won

Races Sire Rnrs Won

Earned

1 Listing, 2016, by Square Eddie

$230,390 $19,710

1 Collected, 2013, by City Zip

156

125 $4,733,119

2 Pavel, 2014, by Creative Cause

28 $2,011,893 $16,882

2 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

181

102 $2,890,510

3 Tom’s Tribute, 2010, by Lion Heart

3 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger

120

95 $2,221,679

62 $2,835,651 $14,961

4 Clubhouse Ride, 2008, by Candy Ride (ARG) 102

78 $2,650,121

Median

$247,020 $16,200

Earned

4 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

100

5 Tough Sunday, 2012, by Grazen

5 Stanford, 2012, by Malibu Moon

77 $1,736,675

6 Om, 2012, by Munnings

50 $1,890,515 $14,360

6 Sir Prancealot (IRE), 2010, by Tamayuz (GB)

113

77 $2,304,540

7 Clubhouse Ride, 2008, by Candy Ride (ARG)

102

78 $2,650,121 $14,192

7 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

100

62 $2,835,651

$236,949 $13,870

8 Midnight Storm, 2011, by Pioneerof the Nile

64 $1,474,233

$370,235 $13,555

8 Empire Way, 2009, by Empire Maker

$401,665 $14,412

9 Gato Del Oro, 2014, by Medaglia d’Oro

9 Catholic Boy, 2015, by More Than Ready

111

75 $1,801,130

10 Collected, 2013, by City Zip

156 125 $4,733,119 $12,968

10 Om, 2012, by Munnings

50 $1,890,515

11 Mo Forza, 2016, by Uncle Mo

$957,574 $12,385

11 Dads Caps, 2010, by Discreet Cat

44 $1,184,645

$958,311

12 Halladay, 2016, by War Front

$547,314 $12,374

12 I’ll Have Another, 2009, by Flower Alley

13 Dads Caps, 2010, by Discreet Cat

$958,311 $11,615

13 Pavel, 2014, by Creative Cause

28 $2,011,893

14 Mr. Big, 2003, by Dynaformer

$904,237 $11,215

14 Mo Forza, 2016, by Uncle Mo

$957,574

15 Stanford, 2012, by Malibu Moon

77 $1,736,675 $10,917

15 Mr. Big, 2003, by Dynaformer

$904,237

16 Cat Burglar, 2010, by Unbridled’s Song

$594,216

16 Curlin to Mischief, 2011, by Curlin

$513,888 $10,908

17 Midnight Storm, 2011, by Pioneerof the Nile

64 $1,474,233 $10,779

17 Jack Milton, 2010, by War Front

$566,700

18 Gig Harbor, 2008, by City Zip

$168,690 $10,342

Curlin to Mischief, 2011, by Curlin

$513,888

19 Smokem, 2015, by Union Rags

$380,732

$9,555

Richard’s Kid, 2005, by Lemon Drop Kid

$435,944

$380,732

$280,839

Races Sire Rnrs Srts Won

Earned

20 Richard’s Kid, 2005, by Lemon Drop Kid

$435,944

$9,160

20 Smokem, 2015, by Union Rags

21 Tamarando, 2011, by Bertrando

$361,454

$9,080

21 Idiot Proof, 2004, by Benchmark

22 I’ll Have Another, 2009, by Flower Alley

44 $1,184,645

$8,859

2026 LEADING SIRES IN CALIFORNIA BY AVERAGE EARNINGS PER START Sire Rnrs Srts Earned

2026 LEADING SIRES IN CALIFORNIA BY NUMBER OF RACES WON Earnings Start

1 Pavel, 2014, by Creative Cause

186 $2,011,893

$10,817

1 Collected, 2013, by City Zip

156

775

125

$4,733,119

2 Majestic Harbor, 2008, by Rockport Harbor

$614,192

$10,775

2 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

181

881

102

$2,890,510

3 Collected, 2013, by City Zip

156

775 $4,733,119

$6,107

3 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger

120

565

$2,221,679

4 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

100

468 $2,835,651

$6,059

4 Clubhouse Ride, 2008, by Candy Ride (ARG)

102

516

$2,650,121

5 Mo Forza, 2016, by Uncle Mo

172

$957,574

$5,567

5 Sir Prancealot (IRE), 2010, by Tamayuz (GB)

113

528

$2,304,540

6 Om, 2012, by Munnings

345 $1,890,515

$5,480

Stanford, 2012, by Malibu Moon

446

$1,736,675

7 Clubhouse Ride, 2008, by Candy Ride (ARG) 102

516 $2,650,121

$5,136

7 Catholic Boy, 2015, by More Than Ready

111

601

$1,801,130

8 Tamarando, 2011, by Bertrando

$361,454

$5,020

8 Midnight Storm, 2011, by Pioneerof the Nile

458

$1,474,233

9 Mr. Big, 2003, by Dynaformer

207

$904,237

$4,368

9 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

100

468

$2,835,651

10 Sir Prancealot (IRE), 2010, by Tamayuz (GB) 113

528 $2,304,540

$4,365

10 Om, 2012, by Munnings

345

$1,890,515

11 Gato Del Oro, 2014, by Medaglia d’Oro

$370,235

$4,114

Dads Caps, 2010, by Discreet Cat

279

$958,311

12 Far From Over, 2012, by Blame

$201,418

$4,028

12 I’ll Have Another, 2009, by Flower Alley

441

$1,184,645

13 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger

120

565 $2,221,679

$3,932

13 Mr. Big, 2003, by Dynaformer

207

$904,237

14 Stanford, 2012, by Malibu Moon

446 $1,736,675

$3,894

14 Pavel, 2014, by Creative Cause

186

$2,011,893

15 Jack Milton, 2010, by War Front

146

$566,700

$3,882

15 Cat Burglar, 2010, by Unbridled’s Song

182

$594,216

16 Vronsky, 1999, by Danzig

120

$455,269

$3,794

16 Mo Forza, 2016, by Uncle Mo

172

$957,574

17 Curlin to Mischief, 2011, by Curlin

139

$513,888

$3,697

17 Curlin to Mischief, 2011, by Curlin

139

$513,888

18 Tom’s Tribute, 2010, by Lion Heart

$247,020

$3,580

18 Richard’s Kid, 2005, by Lemon Drop Kid

125

$435,944

19 Empire Way, 2009, by Empire Maker

$236,949

$3,537

19 Jack Milton, 2010, by War Front

146

$566,700

20 Richard’s Kid, 2005, by Lemon Drop Kid

125

$435,944

$3,488

Idiot Proof, 2004, by Benchmark

$280,839

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2026 LEADING SIRES OF TWO-YEAR-OLDS IN CALIFORNIA BY NUMBER OF WINNERS Earned

Earned

1 Collected, 2013, by City Zip

198

$1,025,035

1 Pavel, 2014, by Creative Cause

$761,534

2 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

158

$917,956

2 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

$476,560

3 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger

$834,860

3 Dads Caps, 2010, by Discreet Cat

$245,197

4 Catholic Boy, 2015, by More Than Ready

175

$771,034

4 Listing, 2016, by Square Eddie

$141,550

5 Sir Prancealot (IRE), 2010, by Tamayuz (GB)

$584,276

Mo Forza, 2016, by Uncle Mo

$140,936

6 Clubhouse Ride, 2008, by Candy Ride (ARG) 21

$496,449

Midnight Storm, 2011, by Pioneerof the Nile

$121,960

7 Pavel, 2014, by Creative Cause

$396,667

7 Collected, 2013, by City Zip

$207,782

8 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

$277,500

Mr. Big, 2003, by Dynaformer

$128,800

9 Midnight Storm, 2011, by Pioneerof the Nile 19

$224,273

Sir Prancealot (IRE), 2010, by Tamayuz (GB)

$92,350

10 Cat Burglar, 2010, by Unbridled’s Song

$219,810

Clubhouse Ride, 2008, by Candy Ride (ARG)

$90,708

11 Tamarando, 2011, by Bertrando

$195,650

Stanford, 2012, by Malibu Moon

$76,826

12 Curlin to Mischief, 2011, by Curlin

$151,023

Jack Milton, 2010, by War Front

$66,274

13 Smokem, 2015, by Union Rags

$149,015

13 Halladay, 2016, by War Front

$126,990

14 Slew’s Tiznow, 2005, by Tiznow

$147,450

Catholic Boy, 2015, by More Than Ready

$116,139

15 Dads Caps, 2010, by Discreet Cat

$138,833

Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

$79,539

16 Stanford, 2012, by Malibu Moon

$137,897

Rumpus Cat, 2015, by Street Sense

$54,000

17 Jack Milton, 2010, by War Front

$111,600

Tap Back, 2017, by Einstein (BRZ)

$43,827

18 Mr. Big, 2003, by Dynaformer

$103,800

Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger

$35,120

19 Far From Over, 2012, by Blame

$102,721

Acclamation, 2006, by Unusual Heat

$32,740

20 Prospect Park, 2012, by Tapit

$88,345

Editorial, 2014, by War Front

$30,000

Eight Rings, 2017, by Empire Maker

$26,326

Tenga Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat

$12,038

2026 LEADING SIRES OF TWO-YEAR-OLDS IN CALIFORNIA BY AVERAGE EARNINGS PER RUNNER Races Sire Rnrs Won Earned

Earnings/ Runner

2026 LEADING SIRES OF TWO-YEAR-OLDS IN CALIFORNIA BY NUMBER OF RACES WON Races Sire Rnrs Srts Won

1 Pavel, 2014, by Creative Cause

$761,534

$42,307

2 Collected, 2013, by City Zip

$207,782

$34,630

1 Pavel, 2014, by Creative Cause

3 Dads Caps, 2010, by Discreet Cat

$245,197

$27,244

4 Midnight Storm, 2011, by Pioneerof the Nile 5 5 Catholic Boy, 2015, by More Than Ready

3 2

$121,960 $116,139

Earned

$761,534

2 Dads Caps, 2010, by Discreet Cat

$245,197

$24,392

3 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

$476,560

$23,228

4 Listing, 2016, by Square Eddie

$141,550

$140,936

6 Halladay, 2016, by War Front

$126,990

$15,874

Mo Forza, 2016, by Uncle Mo

7 Mo Forza, 2016, by Uncle Mo

$140,936

$14,094

Midnight Storm, 2011, by Pioneerof the Nile

$121,960

$14,016

7 Collected, 2013, by City Zip

$207,782

$12,804

Mr. Big, 2003, by Dynaformer

$128,800

$116,139

8 Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini

9 Stanford, 2012, by Malibu Moon

5 2

$476,560 $76,826

10 Smokem, 2015, by Union Rags

$87,790

$12,541

Catholic Boy, 2015, by More Than Ready

11 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark

$79,539

$8,838

Sir Prancealot (IRE), 2010, by Tamayuz (GB)

$92,350

$8,284

Clubhouse Ride, 2008, by Candy Ride (ARG)

$90,708

$7,696

Stanford, 2012, by Malibu Moon

$76,826

Jack Milton, 2010, by War Front

$66,274

12 Jack Milton, 2010, by War Front

13 Sir Prancealot (IRE), 2010, by Tamayuz (GB) 14 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger

Races Sire Rnrs Wnrs Won

2 2

$66,274 $92,350

$35,120

$7,024

15 Clubhouse Ride, 2008, by Candy Ride (ARG) 13

$90,708

$6,978

16 Eight Rings, 2017, by Empire Maker

$26,326

$5,265

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2026 LEADING LIFETIME SIRES IN CALIFORNIA Graded Avg Named 2YO Stakes Stakes Stallion (Foreign Foaled), Year, Sire Crops Size Foals Runners Winners Winners Winners Winners

1 Grazen, 2006, by Benchmark 2 Collected, 2013, by City Zip 3 Bluegrass Cat, 2003, by Storm Cat Pavel, 2014, by Creative Cause 5 Mr. Big, 2003, by Dynaformer 6 Clubhouse Ride, 2008, by Candy Ride (ARG) 7 I’ll Have Another, 2009, by Flower Alley Stay Thirsty, 2008, by Bernardini 9 Sir Prancealot (IRE), 2010, by Tamayuz (GB) 10 Southern Image, 2000, by Halo’s Image 11 Jack Milton, 2010, by War Front 12 Jersey Town, 2006, by Speightstown 13 Acclamation, 2006, by Unusual Heat 14 Cyclotron, 2000, by Grand Slam Idiot Proof, 2004, by Benchmark Midnight Storm, 2011, by Pioneerof the Nile 17 Smiling Tiger, 2007, by Hold That Tiger 18 Graydar, 2009, by Unbridled’s Song Om, 2012, by Munnings 20 James Street, 2007, by El Prado (IRE) 21 Desert Code, 2004, by E Dubai Passion for Gold, 2007, by Medaglia d’Oro 23 Tamarando, 2011, by Bertrando 24 Richard’s Kid, 2005, by Lemon Drop Kid 25 Anthony’s Cross, 2008, by Indian Charlie Surf Cat, 2002, by Sir Cat 27 Catholic Boy, 2015, by More Than Ready Stanford, 2012, by Malibu Moon 29 Bold Chieftain, 2003, by Chief Seattle 30 Smokem, 2015, by Union Rags 31 Dads Caps, 2010, by Discreet Cat Rousing Sermon, 2009, by Lucky Pulpit 33 Cat Burglar, 2010, by Unbridled’s Song Merit Man, 2010, by With Distinction 35 Mo Forza, 2016, by Uncle Mo Tom’s Tribute, 2010, by Lion Heart 37 Forest Command, 2005, by Monarchos Gig Harbor, 2008, by City Zip Govenor Charlie, 2010, by Midnight Lute 40 Many Rivers, 2005, by Storm Cat 41 He Be Fire N Ice, 2008, by Unusual Heat 42 Halladay, 2016, by War Front Jeranimo, 2006, by Congaree 44 Conquest Farenheit, 2014, by Scat Daddy 45 Boat Trip, 2009, by Harlan’s Holiday 46 Texas Ryano, 2011, by Curlin 47 Northern Causeway, 2008, by Giant’s Causeway 48 Sundarban, 2006, by A.P. Indy 49 Pontiff, 2010, by Giant’s Causeway 50 Dosificado (CHI), 2012, by Scat Daddy

14 5 17 4 13 9 11 11 9 18 8 11 11 16 14 6 10 10 4 9 14 6 7 10 10 15 4 6 12 5 7 8 6 7 2 8 12 10 8 13 9 2 9 5 8 6 9 10 6 5

33 72 50 16 19 34 45 72 59 20 24 24 23 10 14 43 57 40 45 7 14 18 11 16 9 11 52 46 9 14 22 9 19 8 54 13 6 10 11 7 8 38 8 14 8 10 17 14 9 12

468 361 847 64 253 302 493 787 533 355 194 265 254 164 193 260 566 403 178 67 193 109 75 156 92 164 206 275 111 72 157 74 111 55 108 102 76 102 84 96 69 76 72 68 60 59 156 144 51 60

336-72% 307-85% 702-83% 58-91% 192-76% 227-75% 463-94% 644-82% 426-80% 287-81% 150-77% 196-74% 184-72% 113-69% 117-61% 198-76% 403-71% 309-77% 102-57% 32-48% 150-78% 60-55% 56-75% 98-63% 63-68% 109-66% 175-85% 203-74% 79-71% 54-75% 106-68% 48-65% 77-69% 24-44% 50-46% 75-74% 46-61% 64-63% 57-68% 72-75% 50-72% 37-49% 53-74% 48-71% 40-67% 44-75% 115-74% 70-49% 37-73% 28-47%

244-52% 211-58% 477-56% 36-56% 125-49% 154-51% 339-69% 425-54% 261-49% 205-58% 99-51% 142-54% 113-44% 86-52% 82-42% 138-53% 265-47% 202-50% 62-35% 14-21% 111-58% 33-30% 35-47% 70-45% 41-45% 69-42% 102-50% 144-52% 54-49% 27-38% 77-49% 30-41% 57-51% 11-20% 21-19% 48-47% 25-33% 44-43% 29-35% 42-44% 25-36% 10-13% 31-43% 27-40% 20-33% 20-34% 68-44% 29-20% 10-20% 9-15%

41-9% 62-17% 125-15% 21-33% 29-11% 36-12% 82-17% 136-17% 116-22% 54-15% 21-11% 35-13% 16-6% 1-1% 20-10% 32-12% 56-10% 53-13% 10-6% 2-3% 22-11% 6-6% 7-9% 10-6% 5-5% 11-7% 32-16% 41-15% 9-8% 12-17% 25-16% 8-11% 16-14% 5-9% 4-4% 9-9% 3-4% 4-4% 15-18% 9-9% 5-7% 2-3% 5-7% 7-10% 2-3% 4-7% 6-4% 2-1% 2-4% 1-2%

29-6% 23-6% 38-4% 5-8% 12-5% 8-3% 7-1% 25-3% 17-3% 8-2% 6-3% 8-3% 7-3% 3-2% 2-1% 6-2% 15-3% 7-2% 3-2% 1-1% 4-2% 0-0% 4-5% 0-0% 2-2% 2-1% 4-2% 2-1% 1-1% 1-1% 3-2% 0-0% 1-1% 1-2% 0-0% 1-1% 0-0% 0-0% 1-1% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 1-2% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0%

5-1% 8-2% 6-1% 0-0% 3-1% 3-1% 2-0% 3-0% 6-1% 1-0% 2-1% 3-1% 1-0% 1-1% 0-0% 2-1% 1-0% 1-0% 1-1% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 2-1% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0% 0-0%

Progeny Earnings AEI

$33,438,516 $23,649,197 $51,586,006 $3,757,158 $15,257,697 $18,332,659 $59,732,824 $44,041,842 $22,442,829 $17,132,593 $9,526,586 $11,857,396 $11,130,681 $6,844,044 $6,681,217 $11,336,732 $24,559,161 $17,352,756 $4,459,725 $1,879,472 $8,513,589 $1,814,445 $3,274,301 $5,651,058 $2,720,390 $4,911,598 $7,176,978 $10,138,288 $4,560,418 $1,879,730 $5,275,873 $2,214,979 $3,556,570 $926,526 $1,055,984 $3,081,437 $1,538,831 $2,557,759 $1,860,486 $2,691,919 $1,727,736 $722,807 $1,884,398 $1,446,275 $1,127,029 $891,774 $3,074,539 $1,259,090 $562,397 $219,709

1.31 1.15 1.13 1.13 1.08 1.07 1.02 1.02 1.00 0.99 0.94 0.92 0.91 0.87 0.87 0.87 0.84 0.83 0.83 0.79 0.78 0.78 0.77 0.75 0.71 0.71 0.70 0.70 0.68 0.65 0.64 0.64 0.61 0.61 0.59 0.59 0.57 0.57 0.57 0.56 0.51 0.49 0.49 0.48 0.42 0.39 0.35 0.34 0.27 0.20

Comp Index

0.98 1.37 1.41 1.20 0.90 0.90 1.04 1.21 0.91 1.08 1.03 0.96 1.06 1.00 0.86 1.01 0.94 1.17 0.99 0.83 0.97 0.84 1.15 0.81 0.91 1.10 1.53 0.82 0.80 0.71 0.77 1.01 0.76 0.81 0.87 0.76 0.66 0.74 0.72 0.76 0.70 0.90 0.81 0.96 0.63 0.94 0.80 0.87 0.57 0.72

These statistics are for active California-based sires with a minimum of 50 foals of racing age, ranked here by their lifetime Average Earnings Index (AEI.) The statistics shown here are compiled by The Jockey Club Information Systems (TJCIS). While every effort is made to prevent errors and omissions, California Thoroughbred cannot guarantee their complete and total accuracy. Sires that are dead, pensioned, or no longer standing in California remain on these lists until their last Cal-bred crop turns 3 years old. Statistics are from all available Northern Hemisphere racing with earnings adjusted for Hong Kong and Japan. Stakes winners and wins follow TJCIS stakes rules. Percentages are based upon number of named foals of racing age.

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2026

REGIONAL RACE MEETINGS Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar

REGIONAL SALE DATES

July 17-Sept. 7

Los Alamitos Race Course, Los Alamitos

Sept. 11-20

Santa Anita Park, Arcadia

SEPTEMBER 30 FASIG-TIPTON FALL YEARLINGS & HORSES OF RACING AGE Pomona, Calif.

Sept. 25-Nov. 1

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Nov. 6-29

Los Alamitos Race Course, Los Alamitos

Dec. 2-15

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California-Bred/California-Sired STAKES RACES SEPTEMBER – NOVEMBER

FRIDAY, SEPT. 4

$100,000 Generous Portion Stakes Two-Year-Old Fillies 6 furlongs

SATURDAY, OCT. 10

SATURDAY, OCT. 31

$100,000 California Flag Handicap

$175,000 Golden State Juvenile Fillies Stakes

3-Year-Olds & Up about 61⁄2 furlongs (Turf)

MONDAY, SEPT. 7

SUNDAY, OCT. 11

$100,000 I’m Smokin Stakes

$100,000 California Distaff Handicap

Two-Year-Olds 6 furlongs

Two-Year-Olds 7 furlongs

SATURDAY, SEPT. 19

SATURDAY, NOV. 7

$75,000 E.B. Johnston Stakes

$100,000 The Chosen Vron Stakes

Three-Year-Olds & Up 1 mile

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3-Year-Olds & Up, Fillies and Mares about 61⁄2 furlongs (Turf)

Two-Year-Old Fillies 7 furlongs

September/October 2026

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$100,000 Betty Grable Stakes

3-Year-Olds & Up, Fillies and Mares 7 furlongs

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER/NOVEMBER Date

Track

Stakes (Grade)

Conditions

Distance

Added Value

SEPTEMBER

4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 12 19 26 26 26 26 26 27 27

Dmr Dmr Dmr Dmr Dmr Dmr Dmr Dmr Dmr LA LA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA

Generous Portion Stakes Del Mar Debutante (Gr. I) Del Mar Juvenile Turf (Gr. III) Tranquility Lake Stakes Del Mar Futurity (Gr. I) Shared Belief Stakes Del Mar Juvenile Fillies Turf John C. Mabee Stakes (Gr. II) I’m Smokin Stakes Becca Taylor Stakes E.B. Johnston Stakes Goodwood Stakes (Gr. I) Eddie D. Stakes (Gr. II) John Henry Turf Championship (Gr. II) City of Hope Mile (Gr. II) John C. Harris Stakes (Gr. III) Santa Anita Sprint Championship (Gr. II) Zenyatta Stakes (Gr. II)

2-y-o f., Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired 2-y-o f. 2-y-o 3-y-o & up, f. & m. 2-y-o 3-y-o 2-y-o f. 3-y-o & up, f. & m. 2-y-o, Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired 3-y-o f. 3-y-o & up, Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired 3-y-o & up 3-y-o & up 3-y-o & up 3-y-o & up 3-y-o f. 3-y-o & up 3-y-o & up, f. & m.

6 f. 7 f. 1 m. (T) 1 m. 7 f. 1 m. 1 m. (T) 11⁄8 m. (T) 6 f. 6 f. 1 m. 11⁄8 m. abt. 61⁄2 f. (T) 11⁄4 m. (T) 1 m. (T) abt. 61⁄2 f. (T) 6 f. 11⁄16 m.

$100,000 $300,000 $100,000 $100,000 $300,000 $125,000 $100,000 $250,000 $100,000 $100,000 $75,000 $300,000 $200,000 $200,000 $200,000 $100,000 $200,000 $200,000

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American Pharoah Stakes (Gr. I) Oak Leaf Stakes (Gr. II) Rodeo Drive Stakes (Gr. II) Chillingworth Stakes (Gr. III) Speakeasy Stakes Surfer Girl Stakes (Gr. III) Zuma Beach Stakes (Gr. III) California Flag Handicap California Distaff Handicap Swingtime Stakes Lure Stakes Anoakia Stakes Tokyo City Cup Senator Ken Maddy Stakes Golden State Juvenile Fillies Stakes Golden State Juvenile Stakes Goldikova Stakes (Gr. III)

2-y-o 2-y-o f. 3-y-o & up, f. & m. 3-y-o & up, f. & m. 2-y-o 2-y-o f. 2-y-o 3-y-o & up, Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired 3-y-o & up, f. & m. Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired 3-y-o & up, f. & m. 3-y-o & up 2-y-o f. 3-y-o & up 3-y-o & up, f. & m. 2-y-o f, Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired 2-y-o, Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired 3-y-o & up, f. & m.

11⁄16 m. 11⁄16 m. 11⁄4 m. (T) 61⁄2 f. 5 f. (T) 1 m. (T) 1 m. (T) abt. 61⁄2 f. (T) abt. 61⁄2 f. (T) 1 m. (T) 1 m. (T) 6 f. 1 m. abt. 61⁄2 f. (T) 7 f. 7 f. 1 m. (T)

$300,000 $200,000 $200,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $80,000 $80,000 $85,000 $85,000 $100,000 $175,000 $175,000 $100,000

NOVEMBER

2026 AVAILABLE REGIONAL STAKES RACES

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Twilight Derby (GII) Let It Ride Stakes The Chosen Vron Stakes Betty Grable Stakes Dezi Arnaz Stakes Bob Hope Stakes (Gr. III) Native Diver Stakes (Gr. III) Red Carpet Stakes Hollywood Turf Cup (Gr. II) Hollywood Derby (Gr. I) Seabiscuit Handicap (Gr. II) Jimmy Durante Stakes (Gr. III) Matriarch Stakes (Gr. I) Bayakoa Stakes (Gr. III) Cecil B. DeMille Stakes (Gr. III) Stormy Liberal Stakes

3-y-o 3-y-o 3-y-o & up, Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired 3-y-o & up, f. & m. Cal-Bred/Cal-Sired 2-y-o f. 2-y-o 3-y-o & up 3-y-o & up, f. & m. 3-y-o & up 3-y-o 3-y-o & up 2-y-o f. 3-y-o & up, f. & m. 3-y-o & up, f. & m. 2-y-o 3-y-o & up

11⁄8 m. (T) 1 m. (T) 7 f. 7 f. 7 f. 7 f. 11⁄8 m. 13⁄8 m. (T) 11⁄2 m. (T) 11⁄8 m. (T) 11⁄16 m. (T) 1 m. (T) 1 m. (T) 1 m. 1 m. (T) 5 f. (T)

$200,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $200,000 $300,000 $200,000 $100,000 $300,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000

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CTBA Membership.........................................................55

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CTBA Cal-Bred Registration..........................................45

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Peacefield Farm..............................................................35

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Rancho San Miguel.........................................................36

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Robin’s Ranches..............................................................61

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Oscar Nominated.............................................................5

Corporal......................................................................... 21

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SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SA LRC DMR DMR DMR DMR DMR DMR DMR DMR SA SA SA SA DMR DMR LRC LRC

Unusual Heat Turf Classic Sunshine Millions F/M Turf Sprint California Chrome Cal Cup Derby Don Valpredo California Cup Sprint California Cup Oaks Irish O’Brien Stakes Sensational Star Stakes Echo Eddie Stakes Evening Jewel Stakes Crystal Water Stakes Snow Chief Stakes Fran’s Valentine Stakes Thor’s Echo Stakes Melair Stakes Bertrando Stakes Fleet Treat Stakes Real Good Deal Stakes California Dreamin’ Stakes CTBA Stakes Graduation Stakes Solana Beach Stakes Generous Portion Stakes I’m Smokin Stakes California Flag Handicap California Distaff Handicap Golden State Juvenile Fillies Stakes Golden State Juvenile Stakes The Chosen Vron Stakes Betty Grable Stakes Soviet Problem Stakes King Glorious Stakes

4-Yr-Olds & Up 4-Yr-Olds & Up 3-Yr-Olds 4-Yr-Olds & Up 3-Yr-Olds 4-Yr-Olds & Up 4-Yr-Olds & Up 3-Yr-Olds 3-Yr-Olds 3-Yr-Olds & Up 3-Yr-Olds 3-Yr-Olds & Up 3-Yr-Olds & Up 3-Yr-Olds 3-Yr-Olds & Up 3-Yr-Olds 3-Yr-Olds 3-Yr-Olds & Up 2-Yr-Olds 2-Yr-Olds 3-Yr-Olds & Up 2-Yr-Olds 2-Yr-Olds 3-Yr-Olds & Up 3-Yr-Olds & Up 2-Yr-Olds 2-Yr-Olds 3-Yr-Olds & Up 3-Yr-Olds & Up 2-Yr-Olds 2-Yr-Olds

1 1/8 M, Turf 6 1/2 F, Turf 1 1/16 M 6F 1 M, Turf 6 1/2 F, Turf 6 1/2 F, Turf 6 1/2 F 6 1/2 F 1 M, Turf 1 1/8 M, Turf 1 M, Turf 6F 1 1/16 M, Dirt 1 M, Dirt 7 F, Dirt 7 F, Dirt 1 1/16 M, Turf 5 1/2 F, Dirt 5 1/2 F, Dirt 1 M, Turf 6 F, Dirt 6 F, Dirt 6 1/2 F, Turf 6 1/2 F, Turf 7 F, Dirt 7 F, Dirt 7 F, Dirt 7 F, Dirt 1 M, Dirt 1 M, Dirt

$175,000 $125,000 $175,000 $125,000 $175,000 $100,000 $100,000 $125,000 $125,000 $100,000 $125,000 $100,000 $100,000 $125,000 $100,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $100,000 $100,000 $150,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $175,000 $175,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000

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